澳洲墨爾本發生地震 規模4.6 - 颱風討論

新聞來源: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25150532-421,00.html

Earth tremor rocks Melbourne, no reports of injuries
By staff writers and wires
NEWS.com.au
March 06, 2009 10:32 pm

* 4.6 earth tremor rocks Melbourne
* No reports of injuries, major damage
* SES inundated with phone calls

FRIGHTENED Victorians were left shaken by an earthquake measuring 4.6 on the
Richter Scale and spanning more than 200km tonight.

Police were flooded with calls from hundreds of worried residents from north
of Melbourne to Sale in Gippsland after the earth shook for a few seconds
just after 9pm.

The epicentre hit just north of Korumburra in South Gippsland, but the
earthquake was powerful enough to shake buildings and cause some residents to
fall off their couches in metropolitan Melbourne.

Some homes around Korumburra and Leongatha lost power for up to 10 minutes.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said there were no reports of any injuries or
property damage.

Phil Cummins, duty seismologist at Geoscience Australia, which monitors
earthquake activity, confirmed the tremor measured 4.6.

"It was certainly a moderate earthquake that was likely to be felt across a
wide area but is unlikely to have caused any damage, except possibly some
minor damage near the epicentre,'' Mr Cummins said.


Korumburra Hotel bar worker Kylie Luttrel said she thought the pub had been
hit by a truck.

"We get lots of trucks through here, so when the earth started shaking, my
first thought was that a truck was about to smash through,'' Ms Luttrel said.

But she said patrons remained calm, and nothing had been damaged.

"Nobody screamed, but everybody was a little anxious.''

For full local coverage go to the Herald Sun

A spokeswoman for Victoria Police said the incident had also been reported to
the police but she advised members of the public to only dial triple-0 in an
emergency situation.

Micro-blogging site Twitter was abuzz with activity following the earthquake
with users posting more than 72 tweets per minute as of 9.40pm.

Most were just shocked, however some were reporting damages to their homes.

"I spend all that time in Japan, and I get my first earthquake in Melbourne.
Really, what are the odds? Anyone?" said @deedwithoutname.

"A 3m length of cornice now has also come away from the wall a little - maybe
a 2mm wide crack," said @cameronstewart.


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