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    • Abraham Jones

    Research Associate, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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    Sciences & Technology

    Monitoring Melbourne’s Sunbury earthquake

    Melbourne’s latest earthquake is the largest to occur this close to the CBD since 1932 and highlights the need for more monitoring, particularly in western Victoria

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    Sciences & Technology

    Seismic ears to the ground

    A high precision seismic network is now able to detect about 400 earthquakes every year in Victoria’s Gippsland region, providing key information to protect people and infrastructure

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    Sciences & Technology

    When Central Australia slipped and trembled

    The 2016 magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the Petermann Ranges gives researchers key insights into how some faults may break in Australia to produce larger earthquakes

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