My windows rattling

[mick B]

The Tamworth & Gunnedah region struck by 3.9 quake at around 930 pm, very strange feeling, a very rare accurance in my region, mind you we are sitting on a very old fault, 300 million years back was more active than the San Andreas fault.
http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/earthquake-rocks-tamworth-gunnedah/2585139.aspx

 

[The Rock Hunter]

oooooo scary wouldent want it to pull apart   

[Lord_Thunda]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000aagx#dyfi

Not sure of the intensity yet but it seems to vary between 3.9 & 4.7.
I wondered what the hell was going on  Luckily, being on FB, I started getting info that I wasnt going crazy  Seems the area it was felt is quite large.

The last one I was in was the Newcastle Earthquake but, being on a boat, I didnt feel a thing 

[calxoddity]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000aagx#dyfi

Not sure of the intensity yet but it seems to vary between 3.9 & 4.7.
I wondered what the hell was going on  Luckily, being on FB, I started getting info that I wasnt going crazy  Seems the area it was felt is quite large.

The last one I was in was the Newcastle Earthquake but, being on a boat, I didnt feel a thing 

See - this is what happens whenn you don't fill in your holes!

[Jamo]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000aagx#dyfi

Not sure of the intensity yet but it seems to vary between 3.9 & 4.7.
I wondered what the hell was going on   Luckily, being on FB, I started getting info that I wasnt going crazy   Seems the area it was felt is quite large.

The last one I was in was the Newcastle Earthquake but, being on a boat, I didn't feel a thing  

I'm glad you came out unscathed. I bet you were wondering when you first felt the quake that perhaps you were feeling the effects of a bad piece of haggis.  What a relief that it was only an earthquake!   
It's events like these that remind us that we are just mere mortals ... a healthy reminder indeed!

[Findem]

I felt both shakes in Glen Innes. They were the first I've experienced since I lived in Exeter in 1987. Just like the good old days. 

[Aussie Sapphire]

Missed that one - must have been asleep or thought it was thunder.

When I lived in Ashford (early 1980's), we felt quite a few minor tremors.  Very weird - they would often feel and sound like a train coming in and then rumbling away in the distance.  Apparently Ashford is a bit of a hot spot for shallow minor tremors according to GeoScience Australia.

Here is the info on this latest one:

http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/getQuakeDetails.do?quakeId=3222740&orid=610467&sta=ARMA

cheers
Leah

[Lord_Thunda]

Thanx Leah  Thought that 2nd one was stronger. Apparently it was felt as far away as Sydney. 

I thought it was thunder at first & went outside to see a clear sky. FB & Twitter went crazy with reports coming from everywhere in the area. I was checking updates on NBN site.

[chookie2]

Oh I thought it was Lord Thunda throwing rocks around...Not???
Maybe it will shake loose some more gem quality stones for us fossickers hey.

[Klingon]

Maybe it will shake loose some more gem quality stones for us fossickers hey.

Good point Chookie !!!!

My sisters live in San Fransisco and they have tremurs every day....!!!!

[shaker]

Mm, I'll use a little less powder and a longer fuse next time