Cairns shaking now.

[firko]

I just heard a news flash that a 4.8 'quake has erupted a few k's south of Cairns. What the fu*k is going on with Mother Earth?

[Graeme M]

I haven't heard that myself, and no sign of it on this map:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/ortho/150_-60.php#maptop

But there have been a few big ones just north of us over the past week, so who knows/

[firko]

Innisfail actually. It's only a little one but who knows whats around the corner.
http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/03/15/154335_local-news.html

[Graeme M]

Yep. Just saw that. They are saying just coincidence. Hmmm...

[oldfart]

This will explain it.
 http://journalweek.com/pacific-ring-of-fire/

[Curly3]

That'd put the icing on the cake for QLD wouldn't it.
Fingers crossed it's just the one shudder.

[LWC82PE]

Crazy isnt it. Theres something new happening every couple weeks. I heard theres houses in Victoria that are still flooded as the water has no where to drain because the river is full. There is also predictions for another earthquake in NZ this week

[Marc.com]

bah 4.8 is for pussies and their is no exploding Nuke to put the icing on the cake..... take more than that to impress me 

[TooFastTim]

I was under the impression that Aus is extremely ancient and, hence, geologically stable.

[VMX247]

Crazy isnt it. Theres something new happening every couple weeks.

Wait up !! what about a meteoritie shower !!     -- sorry bad scense of humour  
cheers A

[Mike52]

I just heard a news flash that a 4.8 'quake has erupted a few k's south of Cairns. What the fu*k is going on with Mother Earth?

Global warmin they rekon.

[dalesween]

Kaikoura,200 kms above CHCH is supposed to have a biggie on march 20,hopfully not.

cheers Dale.

[GMC]

I just heard a news flash that a 4.8 'quake has erupted a few k's south of Cairns. What the fu*k is going on with Mother Earth?

I beleive a cave man was heard to be uttering the same thing

According to this site there has been over 300 quakes in the last 8-30 days

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/

It just happens that some are now newsworthy as most don't bother us

I just heard a news flash that a 4.8 'quake has erupted a few k's south of Cairns. What the fu*k is going on with Mother Earth?

Global warmin they rekon.

I blame the millenium bug

[DR]

Niburu lurking maybe never say never... 

[montynut]

I just heard a news flash that a 4.8 'quake has erupted a few k's south of Cairns. What the fu*k is going on with Mother Earth?

Global warmin they rekon.

 Haven't you heard it is not Global Warming anymore its Climate Change  that way they can blame everthing on the same thing