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A landmark project is digitising almost a century of Queensland’s seismic records to help scientists and emergency services better understand the state’s earthquake risk.
Led by Dr Dion Weatherley, Senior Research Fellow at the Sustainable Minerals Institute, the project also marks 90 years of seismology at The University of Queensland.
“Coincidentally, earlier this year Southeast Queensland experienced the largest earthquake in the state in 50 years,” Dr Weatherley said.
“Fortunately, the August 16 quake struck in a sparsely populated area about 250km north of Brisbane.
“But at 5.6 magnitude it was comparable to the 1989 Newcastle earthquake which claimed 13 lives and caused billions of dollars in damage.”
Read the full article here on UQ News: https://news.uq.edu.au/2025-10-seismic-shake-digitising-90-years-queenslands-earthquake-history
