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Resolving the location and magnitude of the 1918 Queensland (Bundaberg) Earthquake, Australia
Eastern Queensland (Australia) was struck by a major earthquake at ≈04:14 a.m. local time on 7 June 1918. Most previous studies have suggested that the epicenter of this earthquake lies off the coast of Bundaberg, between the port cities of Gladstone and Rockhampton. This epicentral location was based upon instrumental observations from the Riverview College observatory in Sydney. However, this epicenter lies ≈250 km to the northeast of an inland region that experienced both the strongest shaking effects and numerous felt aftershocks. We revisited available macroseismic data from 224 geographic locations and surviving instrumental observations for the 1918 Queensland earthquake to show that the most likely epicentral location was inland at ≈24.93° S and ≈150.88° E in the Banana Shire and North Burnett region. The re‐estimated instrumental magnitude of <i>M</i><sub>w </sub>6.0 ± 0.3 (1<i>σ</i>) makes it one of the largest onshore earthquakes in eastern Australia in the past century. Our observations also offer support for a viewpoint proposed in 1935 by an eminent Queensland geologist, Walter Heywood Bryan, that the 1918 earthquake was inland. Our study highlights the benefit of the critical evaluation of primary source materials, both archival and seismological, to study historical earthquakes in Australia that are relevant for modern seismic hazard analysis.
<b>Citation:</b> Stacey S. Martin, Phil R. Cummins, Jonathan D. Griffin, Dan Clark, Trevor I. Allen; Resolving the Location and Magnitude of the 1918 Queensland (Bundaberg), Australia, Earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2024;; 114 (6): 3202–3223. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120240029
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- 2024-02-09T20:00:00
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- 2024-12-16T05:59:25
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author Martin, S. S.
External Contact Author Cummins, P. R
External Contact Author Griffin, J. D.
External Contact Author Clark, D. J.
External Contact Author Allen, T. I.
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Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
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Volume 114 Number 6 December 2024
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3202-3223
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Improvement of the historical earthquake catalogue
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National Seismic Hazard Assessment
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earthquake catalogue
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seismic hazard
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macroseismic intensity
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Seismology and Seismic Exploration
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© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2024
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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Geoscience Australia Earthquake Catalogue
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The 2018 National Seismic Hazard Assessment for Australia: Earthquake Epicentre Catalogue
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NSHA18 catalogue
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The 2023 National Seismic Hazard Assessment for Australia. Earthquake Hypocentre Catalogue
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The 2018 National Seismic Hazard Assessment: Model overview
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The 2023 National Seismic Hazard Assessment for Australia. Model Overview
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<div>Improves the historical earthquake catalogue for better earthquake hazard characterisation</div>
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2024-08-19T22:36:27
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- 2024-08-19T22:36:27
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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