We may never be able to predict earthquakes – but we can already know enough to be prepared
- Written by Hadi Ghasemi, Senior Seismologist, Geoscience Australia
Yesterday’s earthquake in eastern Victoria shook the ground for hundreds of kilometres around and damaged buildings as far away as Melbourne – and took many people by surprise.
While Australia doesn’t compare with seismic hotspots like New Zealand and Japan, relatively small quakes are expected, with Geoscience Australia’s qu...





