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Was that an earth tremor?

bluecat*dancing — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:04:01 GMT

A few minutes ago, there was a loud boom and shaking happen. I'm in the outer east,Melbourne.

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purple_haize — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:05:13 GMT

Yes..........sounded like a train coming through the house, everything shook..........lasted longer than most

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purple_haize — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:05:53 GMT

I am in The Dandenongs

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bluecat*dancing — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:10:41 GMT

Did it happen there, PH? I was told that the same thing was experienced in Box Hill as well.

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bluecat*dancing — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:11:38 GMT

Didn't see your first post. lol. Sorry.

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debra9275 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:13:10 GMT

Yes, it must've been, I didn't notice anything moving this time, but it was very loud

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debra9275 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:16:06 GMT

Hmm my daughter who was in a different room to me reckons the back wall moved

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thruthelookinglass1969 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:17:46 GMT

MAssive shake & eplosive sound up here in Dandeong ranges, were in Sassafrass, from what I can see on Facebook whole of ranges are gfreaked by it .. we can smell smoke on our street may have set somthing off

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purple_haize — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:19:11 GMT

My china cabinet rattled, large bang and it was like a train or very large truck coming into the house.

Hubby said it lasted longer than they usually do..............

yeah bluecat, I am in the hills......

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purple_haize — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:21:35 GMT

@thruthelookinglass1969 wrote:
MAssive shake & eplosive sound up here in Dandeong ranges, were in Sassafrass, from what I can see on Facebook whole of ranges are gfreaked by it .. we can smell smoke on our street may have set somthing off

Nothing burning around Kallista, havent heard any sirens going, but you live further down than me.

My daughter lives in Upwey, she said it was like an explosive going off.

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debra9275 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:23:14 GMT

I hope all is well lookinglass it started with a big boom here too.

Hope nothing fell down PH, I was in the hallway in the centre of the house, so that's why I didn't notice the rattling

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bluecat*dancing — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:27:12 GMT

That's what it sounded and felt like here, too.

Possibly a 2.7 earthquake

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bluecat*dancing — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:27:47 GMT

Forgot the link

http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/getQuakeDetails.do?quakeId=3463629&orid=868973&sta=N%2FA

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twinkles**stars — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:33:06 GMT

Bayswater, Melbourne.
Magnitude: 2.7 (ML)
Depth: 10 km
Tsunamigenic: Not available

Date and Time
UTC: 13 January 2014 @ 04:58:49
Sydney Time: 13 January 2014 @ 15:58:49 (AEDT)

Location
Coordinates: -37.818, 145.302

Solution status
Last updated: 13 January 2014 @ 16:21:49 (AEDT)
Solution finalised: No
Source: AUST

Didn't feel a thing here but I was driving at the time

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purple_haize — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:33:37 GMT

@bluecat*dancing wrote:
That's what it sounded and felt like here, too.

Possibly a 2.7 earthquake

well it could have been.

When I was little and I lived in Adelaide, there was a big earthquake there, I can remember it all, our ceiling fell in, large cracks in the walls and large cracks in the foot paths.......

Dont wish to go through any more big ones, little ones are bad enough....

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bluecat*dancing — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:34:52 GMT

2.7 earthquake in Bayswater.

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purple_haize — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:35:38 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
I hope all is well lookinglass it started with a big boom here too.

Hope nothing fell down PH, I was in the hallway in the centre of the house, so that's why I didn't notice the rattling

Just checked Deb, items had moved, nothing broken, thankgoodness as it is all mostly china that was my grandmothers.

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purple_haize — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:36:45 GMT

@bluecat*dancing wrote:
2.7 earthquake in Bayswater.

sounded like it was at my place..........

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boris1gary — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:48:31 GMT

are you sure it wasn't the extreme right shifting even further to the right.

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debra9275 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:50:53 GMT

Let's hope that's it then. That one was big enough for me. It's odd how we seem to get them in hot weather. I don't remember one last year, but over the past few years, we've had a couple in the summer months