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Melbourne’s second earth tremor in as many weeks
Posted by admin - 18/03/09 at 05:03:55 pmMelbourne was hit with it’s second earth tremor in as many weeks. It shook Melbourne at approximately 4.30pm AEST on Wednesday 18 March 2009. Geoscience Australia the government department responsible for monitoring seismic activity in Victoria reported that the quake measured 4.6 on the Richter scale.
While the quake was big enough to rattle buildings and windows it was not expected to cause any damage, with exception of perhaps the epicenter – which is yet to be identified.
People have reporting feeling the tremor in the CBD, St Kilda, Port Melbourne, Emerald, Warrandyte and Heathmont.
Melbourne experienced another shock on March 6 which also measured 4.6 on the Richter scale.
It may be a timely reminder for people to contact their insurer to ensure that their Home and Contents Insurance covers them for all eventualities. Greg Read from 1300 Insurance says “its not something people really consider a possibility… although they might have thought that about a bushfire until recently”.
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