A conbtribution
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"very few earthquakes since white settlement have caused significant damage with the main ones being:
Dec 28, 1989, Newcastle M5.6 - 13 killed & $1.5b damage
May 22, 1961, Bowral NSW M5.6 - $0.5m damage
Mar 1, 1954, Adelaide M5.4 - $8.8m in 1954dollars damage to buildings, esp. along the alluvial plains along the coast
Nov 3, 1944, Eildon, extending to Bendigo, Geelong & Gippsland
Apr 29, 1941, Meeberrie, WA - M7.0 - Australia's biggest onshore event
Sept 3, 1932, Mornington extending across Westernport
April 10, 1922, Bass Strait extending from Warrnambool to Ballarat, Dandenongs and Wilson's Prom.
April 7 & July 14, 1903, Bass Strait, extending from Portland to Ballarat and Geelong, damaged buildings in Warrnambool
July 10, 1903, Maryborough
Sept 19, 1902, north-west of Grampians
May 27, 1900, western Gippsland extending to south & eastern suburbs
1897, Stawell
May 10, 1897, Kingston SA
Jan 27, 1892, Bass Strait extending from Wilson's Prom to Eden to Tasmania M6.9
Oct 8, 1885: Bright to Wodonga and eastwards
the main areas of seismicity over the past century have been:
Canberra region
Wilson's Promontory/Foster region
Otway's region (centred in Bass Strait)
Flinder's Island (north-east of Tasmania)
Port Augusta region
Eyre Peninsula
Adelaide
major fault lines near Melbourne:
Selwyn's Fault and the parallel Tyabb Fault - Mornington Peninsula
Beaumaris Monocline transected by the perpendicular Melbourne Warp under the south-eastern suburbs
multiple fault lines running from Gippsland to the eastern aspect of Westernport Bay
Rowsley Fault - north-west of Geelong running northwards to Bacchus Marsh
Barrabool Fault - running west from Geelong to Colac
a fault on Bellarine Peninsula parallel to Selwyn's Fault
Torquay Fault - running along coastline