7 News，NSW has been hit by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake northwest of Newcastle. The earthquake struck near Denman in the state’s Upper Hunter region, about 135km from Newcastle, […]
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How common are earthquakes in Australia?
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the NSW Southern Highlands on Thursday morning, causing the ground to shake as far away as Orange and Canberra. […]
Turkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned
In 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed in an earthquake near the Turkish city of Istanbul. In the aftermath, authorities promised stricter building regulations […]