What the records say
- When
- 28 Feb 1954
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9
- Where
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 34.93° S, 138.69° E
- Damage musd
- 17
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 4
1954 Adelaide earthquake
Earthquake affecting Adelaide, South Australia
The 1954 Adelaide earthquake had its epicentre at Darlington, a suburb of the city of Adelaide in South Australia, some 12 km (7.5 mi) to the south of the Adelaide city centre. The quake took place at 3:40 am in the early morning of 1 March 1954 and had a reported magnitude of 5.6. An area of more than 700 km2 sustained an intensity greater than V on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page