Considerable damage to many buildings. At the Northridge Meadows apartment complex, 16 people were killed, all of whom lived on the first floor, when the three-story, stucco-and-wood structure fell down on them. Minor additional damage was caused in the region near the epicentre. Historical Earthquakes in the Hunter Valley Region. The earthquake claimed 13 lives: nine people died at the Newcastle Workers Club, three people were killed along Beaumont Street in Hamilton, and one person died of shock 300,000 people were affected and 1,000 were made homeless 50,000 buildings were damaged (approximately 35,000 of these were homes) 300 buildings were demolished Pendulum clocks may stop. "I especially wanted to see Split Enz, because they had just re-formed. Updates? The epicentre was in the remote Wonnangatta Valley, along the Wonnangatta Fault; it was mostly felt widely in Eastern Victoria and South Eastern, Damage was minor, cracked walls observed in, Two buildings and 3 other structures damaged, damage caused to natural gas pipeline. The effects were felt over an area of around 200,000 square kilometres (77,000sqmi) in the state of New South Wales, with isolated reports of movement in areas up to 800 kilometres (500mi) from Newcastle. Adelaide man in his 20s in hospital with meningococcal disease, Two charged after death of man outside NSW hospital, Dolly Parton, Eminem, Ringo Starr feature in Aerosmith farewell tour video announcement. Felt throughout North East Victoria and Southern New South Wales, but not in Melbourne. Geoscience Australia, 'Newcastle earthquake 28 December 1989,' 22 June 2004, website viewed 14 June 2011. This is a list of significant earthquakes recorded in Australia and its territories. The bus drivers quickly returned to work, running shuttles to empty the city of shoppers and workers as the rescue crews, the army and the SES moved in. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, "M 6.0 - 111 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia", "M 4.2 - 0 km E of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania", "M 4.6 - 2 km W of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania", "M 5.6 - 7km NNE of Simi Valley, California", "M 6.0 - 98 km SW of Baturaja, Indonesia", "M 5.1 - 6km NNE of Chatsworth, California", "M 6.2 - 13 km SSW of Bundibugyo, Uganda", "M 5.4 - 4 km WSW of ?kuchi-shinohara, Japan", "M 6.9 - 66 km WSW of Kotabumi, Indonesia", "M 5.4 - 0 km N of Fond Bassin Bleu, Haiti", "M 6.9 - 6 km ENE of Rizo de Oro, Mexico", "M 6.4 - 181 km SSW of Corinto, Nicaragua", "M 5.2 - 3km WNW of Panorama City, California", "M 6.7 - 63 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea", "M 6.7 - 165 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea", "M 6.0 - 99 km NNW of Buluang, Philippines", "M 6.9 - 44 km SSE of Suncho Corral, Argentina", "M 6.1 - 298 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia", "M 6.2 - 46 km E of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago", "M 6.9 - 18 km NW of Colonia Dora, Argentina", "M 6.5 - 133 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia", "M 6.1 - 144 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia", "M 5.9 - 6 km SW of Balagon, Philippines", "M 6.3 - 4 km W of San Cristbal, Mexico", "M 6.0 - 15 km WNW of Tirhanimne, Morocco", "M 6.5 - 74 km W of Yenangyaung, Myanmar", "M 6.0 - 44 km SSE of San Cristbal, Venezuela", "M 7.8 - 249 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia", "M 6.6 - 235 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia", "M 6.2 - 18 km ENE of Rapu-Rapu, Philippines", "M 6.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea", "M 6.2 - 221 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia", "M 6.1 - 201 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia", "M 6.8 - 56 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand", "M 6.0 - 40 km N of Methven, New Zealand", "M 6.3 - Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region", "M 6.5 - 108 km SSW of La Barra de Colotepec, Mexico", "M 6.5 - 138 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste", "M 6.0 - 135 km WNW of Buala, Solomon Islands", "M 5.3 - 9 km WSW of Ellalong, Australia", "M 6.5 - 46 km NNW of El Hoyo, Argentina", "M 6.0 - 25 km WSW of Novaya Chara, Russia", "M 6.2 - 112 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands", "M 6.2 - 218 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste", "M 6.2 - 36 km SSE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia", "M 2.7 - 9 km S of Carletonville, South Africa", "M 7.1 - 121 km W of Ferndale, California", "M 5.8 - 4 km S of Demir Hisar, North Macedonia", "M 6.1 - 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada", "M 6.0 - east of the South Sandwich Islands", "M 6.1 - 204 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea", "M 6.2 - 206 km WSW of Baha Solano, Colombia", "M 6.0 Nuclear Explosion - 147 km SSW of Turpan, China", "M 6.8 - 225 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia", "M 6.4 - 15 km E of Gigmoto, Philippines", "M 6.1 - 43 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea", "M 6.0 - 10 km ENE of Alumin, Argentina", "M 6.2 - 63 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia", "M 6.5 - 114 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia", "M 6.0 - 94 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina", "M 6.0 - 23 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile", "M 6.1 - 38 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands", "M 6.5 - 83 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand", "M 5.4 - 7 km WNW of Fields Landing, California", "M 7.8 - off the east coast of Honshu, Japan", "M 6.3 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_earthquakes_in_1994&oldid=1146070932, Five people were injured and 56 houses were damaged in, Nine people were killed, 300 others were injured, and 550 houses were damaged in, Thirty-two houses were damaged in the village of, At least nine people were killed, including two by a landslide, several were injured and most buildings were damaged in, Six people were killed and many were injured in, At least two people were killed, fifty were injured and damage occurred in, Four people were killed and several homes were damaged in. Sporadic damage, most of it minimal, was caused further out, in the Coalfields. The cost has been estimated at $8 million (about $50 million today), with 30,000 insurance claims filed but many properties werent insured. Three people were injured and 43 houses were damaged in, Some buildings suffered structural damage in, One person was injured and several buildings were damaged in. The impact had the room been full is unthinkable. Additional damage was caused in Obi Island and 19 people were injured. Advertisement The new figures were compiled by. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. A popular place for locals, the Newcastle Workers Club suffered the worst of it, with the death of nine people. "At the moment in NSW it just seems like one disaster after another. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 1989 damage at $862 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $3240 million. Estimated deaths from those earthquakes are listed at the bottom of the charts. Caused minor damage. Cracked walls and stacked chimneys in and around epicentral area. Moment magnitudes, whilst a better measure of an earthquakes size, require data that isnt always available. Updated: August 21, 2018 | Original: December 2, 2009, At 4:31 a.m. on January 17, 1994, a 6.7-magnitude quake struck the San Fernando Valley, a densely populated area of Los Angeles located 20 miles northwest of the citys downtown. It was pretty chaotic and they kept asking me what they should do. 1994-08-06 11:03:51 UTC at 11:03 August 06, 1994 UTC Location: Epicenter at -32.956, 151.228 18.2 km from Cessnock (11.2 miles) Near S.E. Before the quake, Meckering had 51 dwellings, 12 businesses and 15 public buildings. Part of a sequence of c. 25 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in the Canning Basin area of northern Western Australia between 1970 and 1982. The MMI observations were digitised from the Atlas of Isoseismal Maps of Australian Earthquakes, Damage from the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. Receive great savings and a gift when you subscribe to our magazine, Discoveries of albino animals have a unique ability to capture the public imagination, often leading to flurries of social media and news coverage. In total 50,000 buildings were damaged and 300 had to be demolished. reaction of union official Don Williams - for posterity. What are the odds of another Newcastle earthquake? It integrates predictions of earthquake ground-shaking from theoretical models and MMI observations from the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, Mapped MMI data points following the 1989 MW 5.4 Newcastle earthquake. Minor damage reported in, Significant damage in Dalton and Gunning; minor cracks in some buildings in. The vulnerability of urban environments in continental regions to earthquake forces was explicitly demonstrated in Australia's devastating Newcastle earthquake on December 28, 1989. The website also has M3+ earthquake counts by state from 2010 to 2015. The Tennant Creek series of three quakes in 1988 now come in at number one, four and seven on the list of severity. Minor damage in Cowes, Flinders and Shoreham. "It was probably one of the more dramatic failures in a building that we saw in the city. "Everyone said to me, 'I just did what I did, you just carried on'.". Many people do not recognize it as an earthquake. Three people were killed, 100 were injured and 62 villages were damaged or destroyed in the Firuzabad-, Two people died when a stone wall collapsed in, Five houses were destroyed and between 30-60 percent others were damaged in. Simpson Desert, 27 June 1941, magnitude 6.5, in a remote location of the Simpson Desert in the Northern Territory, south-east of Alice Springs. The currency used is the Australian dollar (A$) unless noted otherwise. Newcastle earthquake stories of tragedy, courage and community revealed in exhibition ABC Newcastle / By Anthony Scully Posted Thu 26 Dec 2019 at 11:31am, updated Thu 26 Dec 2019 at 1:21pm Jane Tickle's brother Phillip Gascoigne was killed doing demolition work at Junction Public School. Ms Tickle spoke about her brother earlier this year for the exhibition Earthquake Then and Now at the Newcastle Museum. Damage was reported over an area of 9000sq.km, with movement up to 800km away. The major shock lasted 1020 seconds and registered a magnitude of 6.7. A study put the death toll from the magnitude 6.7 Northridge quake at 72, including heart attacks. Citizens of Adelaide woke at 3.45am to the first earthquake to hit the city in almost 100 years. Following the Northridge disaster, which was responsible for estimated damages in excess of $20 billion, the majority of insurance companies representing homeowners in California severely restrictedor completely stopped offeringnew policies because the law required them to also offer earthquake coverage. Welcome to Geoscience Australia's new website Read more and provide feedback, Home Twenty-eight people were injured and many buildings were damaged at, Two people were injured and some buildings were slightly damaged in, This page was last edited on 22 March 2023, at 16:17. These videos are NBN TV Australia footage from the Newcastle Earthquake aftermath, hosted on the Newcastle Museum YouTube channel. Moderate shaking felt around the epicentre and nearby areas. All submissions will be reviewed and verified before they are added to the collections. It is an aftershock of the 6.8 quake the day before. It's been 25 years since Newcastle became the focus of the world's attention when an earthquake destroyed buildings all over the city and caused 13 fatalities. Click on I Felt This Earthquake and fill out a short questionnaire. "It is everyday stories of how you survived, what happened to you and how your life has changed. The earthquake caused 13 fatalities; 160 people were injured. Foreshock of the 7.0 quake eight seconds later. "Quakeshake: A Child's Experience of the Newcastle Earthquake" by Dave O'Brien, "Disasters in Australia and New Zealand" by Scott McKinnon and Margaret Cook -, Newcastle Museum also has a permanent exhibition, The earthquake occurs in the Season 2, Episode 6 finale of the Australian and British TV series , This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 22:28. Twenty people were injured and many buildings damaged, with a cost of $1.5 million (about $18 million today). We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. All articles are regularly reviewed and updated by the HISTORY.com team. The people of San Francisco were having a normal day but at 5:13 a.m the earthquake struck. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). The number of people in the city on the day of the earthquake was lower than usual, due to a strike by local bus drivers. The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. km, with isolated reports of movement up to 800km from Newcastle, Damage to buildings and facilities occurred within a 9000 sq. The earthquake was a brutal blow, individually and collectively, but Newcastle's powerful community bonds will cope with its effects. Caused "serious damage" to Rockhampton, Bundaberg and, Caused considerable damage to the town of, Severe shaking, burst water tanks and cracked ground at Meeberrie homestead. Destructive earthquakes can happen in Australia and when they do, they can have significant impacts on communities. Felt by all, many frightened. When these forces get big enough they actually break the rock, which causes vibrations in the Earth. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Newcastle, New South Wales, December 1989, AJEM Apr 2014 - Earthquake preparedness in South Australia: recommendations based on previous earthquakes in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America, AJEM Oct 2013 - The Pilot Impacts Portal: experience in building an emergency management information sharing tool, Newcastle Earthquake 1989 findings and recommendations | NSW State Coroner. Of these, 2800 records are available as electronic full-text records, digitised images, and sound and video files. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion , including an insured loss of about $1 billion . The earthquake occurred just after 4:30 am local time along a previously undiscovered blind thrust fault in the San Fernando Valley. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, an otherwise sleepy post-Christmas city and its suburban surrounds were thrown into chaos as buildings began to shake and roll - and break - as a massive burst of energy rippled out from the quake's centre, which sat along a fault line about 11.5 kilometres underground near Boolaroo. John McNaughton, who used his position as lord mayor to very publicly lead the recovery effort in its first phase, says various engineers had condemned the buildings, which had to come down to allow the CBD to reopen as quickly as it did. Additional damage was caused in the region near the epicentre. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Felt reports following the 17 January 2019 (UTC time) ML 3.1 earthquake near Sutton, NSW. Damage totaling $90million. In response, the state created the California Earthquake Authority as a publicly managed, primarily privately funded organization providing basic residential earthquake coverage. The timing of the earthquake (early morning during a federal holiday) is thought to have prevented a higher death toll, as most residents were in their beds, rather than on failed freeways or in other collapsed structures (such as office buildings or parking lots). A motorcycle police officer died when his vehicle plunged off of a just-collapsed section of freeway. Articles with the HISTORY.com Editors byline have been written or edited by the HISTORY.com editors, including Amanda Onion, Missy Sullivan and Matt Mullen. [2] damage worth over $1,000; $2,100 in 2018 adjusted for inflation) caused to 10,000 homes and 42 schools (structural damage), within the immediate Newcastle area. Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Read our Privacy Policy. How does the Community Remember the Earthquake? There was an average of 73 deaths per day due to IHD and ASCVD during January 1 to 16, 1994; this increased to 125 on January 17, 1994 (day of NEQ) and then decreased to 57 deaths per day from January 18 to 31 (p < 0.00001 for before vs. day of NEQ, for after vs. day of NEQ and for before vs. after NEQ) ( Fig. It was little wonder, then, that state coroner Kevin Waller described the recent toll of trouble as "endless" when he arrived in Newcastle to inspect the shattered city. Earthquake Collection, The City of Newcastle. Perth, 180 kilometres (112mi) away experienced some swaying of tall buildings but no damage was reported. Some scientists suggest the earthquake may have actually been a rock-burst, induced by deep mining and not a natural quake at all. Damage cost $3.8million. Quakes Near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Now, Today, and Recently. Although the earthquake did not measure very high on the Richter scale, it was shallow and that is why it shook Newcastle more than a deeper earthquake. Depth only 3.2km. Felt indoors by many, outdoors by few during the day. "And they said, 'nothing ever happens in Hamilton', and then the whole world shook.". The NSHA18 is freely accessible and available to download. CBCA Children's program - Create. "I don't know if someone took [the photo] with an ironic twist, but there's all sorts of [band names] like Housequake and Big Bam Boom.". New South Wales Government, 'Newcastle earthquake 28 December 1989,' website viewed 14 June 2011. The Hunter Valley region has a long history of earthquakes in the written record, with the earliest occurring in the 1840s. Most of Beachport and Robe were destroyed, and Kingston and Mount Gambier also suffered damage. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Not an aftershock of the 8.3 event on October 4. "[Our name] was based on a song by Prince, and we'd been going for a year before it happened," Mr Collins said. More broadly, geological mapping can also teach us a lot about how very large pre-historical earthquakes have affected the landscape in which we now live, and how they have the potential to do so again in the future. In December 1989, the NSW harbour city of Newcastle was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake. Minor damage was also reported in Perth, about 550km away. This estimate is based on. Part of a sequence of c. 25 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in the Canning Basin area of northern Western Australia between 1970 and 1982. The Northridge quake, named after the San Fernando Valley community near its epicenter, was the costliest in U.S. history, with damages estimated at more than $20 billion, and resulted in 57 deaths. Watch and learn how to stay safe during any situation with the. Buckled railway lines caused by the 1968 Meckering, WA, earthquake fault. Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial collapse. Some well-built wooden structures destroyed; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundations. Damage slight in specially designed structures; considerable damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse. 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Geoscience Australia acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. Another memorable image from the exhibition, according to Ms Baird, shows an 18-year-old police officer, Simon Joice. The focus is the initiation point of the earthquake deep within the Earth, while the epicentre is the vertical projection of the focus on the Earths surface. Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. Felt strongly throughout Gippsland and South Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. History: The Newcastle earthquake 30 years on. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4billion (or $8.5 billion in 2018, adjusted for inflation), including an insured loss of about $1billion (or $2.1 billion in 2018, adjusted for inflation).[2]. It was also fortunate that, being a few days after Christmas, many heavily damaged education facilities were unoccupied at the time of the earthquake. The regions where violent quakes occur most often are south-western WA, the Flinders Ranges in SA, and across a wide area from Tasmania to northern NSW. The Newcastle Earthquake occurred on 28 December 1989 with a magnitude of 5.6M. [4][5] That is in addition to the statement by the former head of the earthquake monitoring group at Geoscience Australia, Dr David Denham, that the Newcastle earthquake occurred some distance from mining activity: "The depths of the focus of the earthquake was about 13, 14 kilometres, whereas the ones associated with mining, they're actually right close to the mine, because that's where the stress release takes place. A significant portion of the transportation system around Los Angeles was shut down, as sections of major freeways (including the Santa Monica Freeway and the Golden State Freeway) collapsed and numerous bridges sustained heavy damage. However, it is important to remember that large earthquakes can occur anywhere in Australia, and without warning, even where the mapped earthquake hazard may be low. "People like Robert 'Chippies' Matthews, who as a 15-year-old kid went to the Newcastle Earthquake Relief Concert, and had the best day of his entire life," she said. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make cracking sound. As magnitude increases, the strength of ground shaking, duration, and area impacted increases very quickly: Ground shaking increases by 10 times for every whole magnitude unit, Energy released increases by 32 times for every whole magnitude unit, Shaking duration increases from a few seconds (M 4) to several minutes (M 9). With this information, we can develop models that can forecast the potential shaking intensities for larger earthquakes over a wide area. The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was an intraplate earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday 28 December. The scores below have been updated to reflect the change. The numbers of shoppers in town were also down on what they could have been because the government buses were off the road for a stop-work meeting at Hamilton. Additionally, seismic data recorded throughout the Australian National Seismograph Network, together with data from temporary seismometer deployments, provides important information on how the strength of ground shaking decays with increasing distance away from an earthquake. The Newcastle Museum recently commemorated the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake with an exhibition dedicated to all those affected by the earthquake that caused the deaths of 13 people in Newcastle and massive property damage estimated at approximately $1 billion. At least 57 people perished, while thousands more were injured. "I think that approach worked and that was Julie's insight to implement that, so it was good.". 160 people were killed and 330 were injured, mainly due to the shallow depth of the earthquake. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Fortunately, no injuries were recorded. It was the first earthquake in Australia to have associated fatalities with two people suffering heart attacks. On Beaumont Street, parapets atop many of the terrace-style shops broke away, sending tonnes of bricks tumbling down onto awnings whose tie-rod anchors soon gave way under the weight, trapping and crushing people under the debris. "We went in Beaumont Street, saw the carnage, the collapsed lift well on the Greater Building Society and knew it was an earthquake," he said. There are 3,600 bibliographic records with abstracts available on the database. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. "We didn't really understand it as well at the time, but it's known as a soft storey failure, because the columns weren't robust enough.". A disaster response researcher says the number of deaths and injuries from the 1989 Newcastle earthquake could be repeated in future events, if the city isn't better prepared. About 9,000 people were injured, and the damage costs were estimated at $25 billion. The dangers of coalmining and steelmaking had long toughened the Hunter to adversity, but the quake started the trend in visiting politicians to sympathise with Novocastrians for "doing it tough". ." The fact that the quake occurred on a federal holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and in the early morning hours when most people were home in bed was critical in reducing the number of casualties. To view images and find our more go to our Newcastle Earthquake Online Collection. By year's end, at least 167 buildings had been demolished, with an initial damage bill in Newcastle of $1.1 million, and eventual overall costs of the quake put at $4 billion. The earthquake struck in the middle of an interview by a local television station NBN with a union representative. By death toll [ edit] By magnitude [ edit] By month [ edit] This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. Buildings shifted off foundations. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. and intriguing eucalypts. Search any location in Australia to find nearby active incidents, Stay up-to-date with local coverage on ABC Radio, the emergency broadcaster. km region, One aftershock (M 2.1) was recorded on 29 December 1989. Find History on Facebook (Opens in a new window), Find History on Twitter (Opens in a new window), Find History on YouTube (Opens in a new window), Find History on Instagram (Opens in a new window), Find History on TikTok (Opens in a new window), https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/1994-northridge-earthquake. Most of the casualties occurred in wood-frame apartment buildings, popular in the San Fernando Valley, and particularly in those with weak first floors or lower-level parking garages. Damage totaling $2.8million. "What I love about this exhibition is it's not the famous people, it's not the people who are really significant," Ms Baird said. (Newcastle Region Library Collection) It is an aftershock of the 6.8 event in October 8. The coroner's office put the total death toll at 51 today, although the circumstances surrounding some deaths were not known. The second-most damaging earthquake in WAs recorded history injured one person "An elderly man was deceased where Gloria Jeans is now. Damage to the Seal Rocks lighthouse. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Although the earthquake did not measure very high on the Richter scale, it was shallow and that is why it shook Newcastle more than a deeper earthquake. Other demolitions were obvious, such as the lopsided Junction Motor Inn and the art deco former Century Theatre - home to a Christian Revival Centre - at the Nine Ways, Broadmeadow. Damage was reported over an area of 9000sq.km, with movement up to 800km away. Two buildings and three other structures including the hospital were damaged, with a total cost of $2.5 million. By subscribing you become an AG Society member, helping us to raise funds for conservation and adventure projects. Accordingly, a number of legislative changes were made in the aftermath of the Northridge earthquake. Felt only by a few persons at rest,especially on upper floors of buildings. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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