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midnight · 16 Jul 2004, 3:57 AM

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I've been having trouble finding information to satisfy both parts of this point: distinguish between plate margin and intra-plate earthquakes with reference to the origins of specific earthquakes recorded on the Australian continent.
Obviously intraplate earthquakes occur away from the edge of the plates, and plate margin ones occur where the plates meet. Newcastle is described as an incidence of an intraplate earthquake in my textbook, but it doesn't mention any others in Australia - should I be looking for more? Or is that sufficient? I've looked through all the sheets that I've got and couldn't find any more information, just wondering if anyone else could help.

Xayma · 16 Jul 2004, 3:22 PM

Plate margin ones wouldnt occur on the Australian continent is entirely one plate isnt it?

Try the website http://www.seis.com.au it has details on all Australian earthquakes recorded, so you could take some recent decent sized ones.

dawso · 17 Jul 2004, 9:11 AM

yeah, any quakes in aus are inra plate earthquakes, if u want example, im pretty sure there is a list of heaps of em on hsc online. i hav said it b4, and ill say it again, that site has the entire course on it, my old teacher said it was the bible.
How lame is it, this entire course has a whole 3 posts on it, GO TEAM E+E!

midnight · 17 Jul 2004, 10:23 AM

Thanks, that website looks pretty useful for other stuff.

I looked on HSC Online before I posted, and I thought that the answer could have been a bit better. I wrote down the WA example though, and will ask my teacher about it.
Some of the dot points seem really awkward, unfortunately, and I make things harder than they have to be for myself.

Cape · 17 Jul 2004, 12:20 PM

Newcastle is the best one to use because its the most famous and it was rather large for an intra plate earthquake. There are quite often small earthquakes in the simpson desert ... but they are not felt to compared the Newcastle earthquake.

addict · 20 Jul 2004, 1:55 PM

we just did newcastle...it should be fine just knowing about that, spec in detail. if you want know a little bit about a couple of others to fill in your answer a bit more...

midnight · 22 Jul 2004, 12:09 PM

Thanks for all the help.

I can't imagine it being a question that would be worth a lot of marks, and requiring a lot of examples, but I suppose it's better to be safe.

yulia · 24 Jul 2004, 12:40 AM

there was one in WA that was felt...somewhere...lol...like in a place a few kilometres away. im no help tho, i dont remember where it was but apparently it was huge.

i dont like this topic

16 Jul 2004, 3:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
midnight we used to be friends HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Location: Treehouse Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 294 Last Activity: 26 Aug 2006, 1:49 PM	4.8 - Earthquakes recorded in Aus You can hide this advertisement by registering. May as well make use of this forum. I've been having trouble finding information to satisfy both parts of this point: distinguish between plate margin and intra-plate earthquakes with reference to the origins of specific earthquakes recorded on the Australian continent. Obviously intraplate earthquakes occur away from the edge of the plates, and plate margin ones occur where the plates meet. Newcastle is described as an incidence of an intraplate earthquake in my textbook, but it doesn't mention any others in Australia - should I be looking for more? Or is that sufficient? I've looked through all the sheets that I've got and couldn't find any more information, just wondering if anyone else could help.

24 Jul 2004, 12:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
yulia i'm sorry for your face. HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Location: somewhere better than you Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 522 Last Activity: 23 Jul 2009, 11:40 AM	there was one in WA that was felt...somewhere...lol...like in a place a few kilometres away. im no help tho, i dont remember where it was but apparently it was huge. i dont like this topic __________________ B. Arts & Sciences (German & Pharmacology), USYD B. Health Science, USYD M. Health Informatics, USYD B. Science (Behavioural), Swinburne University Hawthorne I'm mean because you're stupid.

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16 Jul 2004, 3:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Xayma Lacking creativity HSC: N/A Gender: Undisclosed Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,886 Last Activity: 11 Jun 2009, 9:17 PM	Plate margin ones wouldnt occur on the Australian continent is entirely one plate isnt it? Try the website http://www.seis.com.au it has details on all Australian earthquakes recorded, so you could take some recent decent sized ones.

17 Jul 2004, 9:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
dawso needmorecustomstatusspace HSC: 2005 Gender: Male Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,021 Last Activity: 13 Jul 2009, 9:00 PM	yeah, any quakes in aus are inra plate earthquakes, if u want example, im pretty sure there is a list of heaps of em on hsc online. i hav said it b4, and ill say it again, that site has the entire course on it, my old teacher said it was the bible. How lame is it, this entire course has a whole 3 posts on it, GO TEAM E+E!

17 Jul 2004, 10:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
midnight we used to be friends HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Location: Treehouse Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 294 Last Activity: 26 Aug 2006, 1:49 PM	Thanks, that website looks pretty useful for other stuff. I looked on HSC Online before I posted, and I thought that the answer could have been a bit better. I wrote down the WA example though, and will ask my teacher about it. Some of the dot points seem really awkward, unfortunately, and I make things harder than they have to be for myself.

17 Jul 2004, 12:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cape Forza Ferrari! HSC: 2003 Gender: Female Location: Not here! Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 7,006 Last Activity: 7 Apr 2009, 5:04 PM	Newcastle is the best one to use because its the most famous and it was rather large for an intra plate earthquake. There are quite often small earthquakes in the simpson desert ... but they are not felt to compared the Newcastle earthquake.

20 Jul 2004, 1:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
addict 'Specal' Member HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Location: sydneys inner west Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 152 Last Activity: 27 Sep 2005, 9:56 PM	we just did newcastle...it should be fine just knowing about that, spec in detail. if you want know a little bit about a couple of others to fill in your answer a bit more...

22 Jul 2004, 12:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
midnight we used to be friends HSC: 2004 Gender: Female Location: Treehouse Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 294 Last Activity: 26 Aug 2006, 1:49 PM	Thanks for all the help. I can't imagine it being a question that would be worth a lot of marks, and requiring a lot of examples, but I suppose it's better to be safe.