Well, if you have one pencil, and push at both its ends with enough force, you can cause a crack down the centre, too. These are the places we hear about in the news.Īustralia, though, is in the centre of a tectonic plate – so how do we also have earthquakes? And how did Victoria have one so big? Up until today, I too mostly associated earthquakes with places like Japan, because those places lie on the edges of tectonic plates, where all that tension is going on. Just got sent this video from a friend in Melbourne ? /SWOpRdirkJ- Tom Steinfort SeptemBut don’t only places like Japan or New Zealand get earthquakes? It’s this sudden release of energy that causes an earthquake. Much like me during this pandemic, the crust can only deal with so much pressure - eventually, it’ll crack, as rocks deep below the Earth’s surface break and slip past one another. These are called tectonic plates, and they constantly shift around and push against each other.īasically, all that pushing up against each other causes a build up of stress on the crust. Well, don’t worry folks – there is indeed a normal, non-doom-inducing explanation for Victoria’s earthquake, so let’s get into it.īeneath the Earth’s crust, we have around 20 huge rocks that are described by NASA to be like “giant puzzle pieces”. After talking about the earthquake with literally everyone I know, it seems we’re all confused about how this one happened. And, Australia isn’t on the edge of a tectonic plate. I don’t remember a lot from primary school science, but earthquakes happening because of tectonic plates clashing is something that I do know. Earthquakes.- Alex McClintock September 22, 2021 The smell of fresh coffee in the streets. Of course, my first thought upon hearing about the earthquake (aside from feeling left out of all the Twitter memes) was: ‘does Victoria even have earthquakes? Does this stuff even happen here?’. If everything could just stop happening at once right now, that would be great, thanks. Um, so, on top of all the other apocalyptic nonsense happening across the world and specifically in Victoria today, the state (which has been in lockdown for over 200 days this year) also experienced an earthquake this morning.
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