The earthquake that rattled Melbourne was among Australia's biggest in half a century, but rock records reveal far mightier ones
- Written by: Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
An earthquake that struck near Melbourne today is one of the largest in Australia since instrumental seismic records began. However, the geological record of ground-breaking fault ruptures tells us much larger earthquakes have occurred across the continent. Some of these earthquakes would have been witnessed by Australia’s Indigenous...
