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Title: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: froars on February 02, 2005, 07:20:11 AM

I was up at about 3.00 this morning and heard this explosion.  It didn't sound like an earthquake and the house didn't move, but it was an almighty bang. A mystery as to what it was.  They're trying to work out what it was on 3AW this morning, becuase a lot of people heard it.

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 02, 2005, 09:38:59 AM

I heard on the 8.00am news (3AW) while stuck in traffic :P that it wasn't an earth tremor as first thought as nothing has registered on the Sizemology (sp?) charts.

It appears that lightening hit a power poll and 20,000 volts hitting an live electricity poll had caused a bit of a shudder from Melton to Seaford. The bang they reckon was the thunder from the lightening :help the weather bureau man said that for every lightening strike there is a thunder

At 3.00am yours truly was doing this  :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: Harry on February 02, 2005, 10:27:39 AM

I was also  :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep.  A bloody eathquake 9 on the richter scale wouldn't wake me.  Most people at work heard it and are discussing it.  No-one knows what it was.  If it was lightening hitting a power poll, then it would have been on the news.  Also the tremor would not have been felt virtually around most of Melb, so I doubt it was that.

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: froars on February 02, 2005, 12:36:27 PM

I would have hated to be in that area if i heard it over 40ks away lol
It sounded rather loud even though i thought it was a long way away if that makes sense.

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: mightytiges on February 02, 2005, 02:43:44 PM

I didn't hear a thing  :-[. Think the latest theory is lightning striking a transformer. The do make a loud bang when they pop even if it's only caused by a poor ol' possum but not enough to be heard across town  ???.

Quote from: WilliamPowell on February 02, 2005, 09:38:59 AM

the weather bureau man said that for every lightening strike there is a thunder

You see the flash before you hear it. IIRC you tell how far away the lightning is/was from the delay between sight and sound. About 5 miles for every second delay or something like that.

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: FNM on October 25, 2011, 05:01:12 PM

Anyone feel a tremor about 10 mins ago?

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: mightytiges on October 25, 2011, 05:29:33 PM

Quote from: FNM on October 25, 2011, 05:01:12 PM

Anyone feel a tremor about 10 mins ago?

Not that I felt FNM. Neighbours been playing with fireworks again? lol.

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: FNM on October 25, 2011, 05:32:31 PM

I emailed a seismologist, I'll get an answer soon
Very slight but definitely something moved

Title: Re: Did the earth move for you, baby :-)
Post by: mightytiges on October 25, 2011, 05:40:59 PM

Quote from: FNM on October 25, 2011, 05:32:31 PM

I emailed a seismologist, I'll get an answer soon
Very slight but definitely something moved

Nothing mentioned on the news update although it is SEN.