Apparently the building held US, NZ, UK and France High Commissions. People were inside when building collapsed.
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A small town in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges has been rocked by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake, according to Geoscience Australia.
The earthquake struck 10 kms beneath Hawker near the Flinders Ranges National Park about 325 kms north of Adelaide at 1.22pm on Saturday.
It was followed by two smaller earthquakes at magnitudes of 2.9 and 3.1 at depths of 3 and 7 kms.
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake was detected in Hawker, SA. Picture: Geoscience Australia
Volcano Discovery reported the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth which was likely felt by many people near the epicentre.
“It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves and broken windows,” a spokesman said.
The initial earthquake was initially reported as a magnitude of 5.0 but was revised as seismologists reviewed data from multiple agencies.
Residents across South Australia reported on social media feeling tremors several hours after the earthquake struck.
People living near the epicentre reported their houses shook and they heard a loud noise describing it as a rumble.
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We’re meant to be doing a motorbike tour from Kathmandu to Everest base camp in September.
I’m not sure how that will pan out, but it is irrelevant right now in the scheme of things really.
So many lives lost
-at least 128 and so much destruction of homes and still buried under the rubble in below freezing conditions - latest news is the search for survivors has stopped. As China has closed the border there and stopped tourism we are relying on their updates at present.
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Greece’s tourist island of Santorini on Sunday braced for the prospect of more tremors after more than 200 small earthquakes shook the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
Some 200 minor earthquakes were recorded in the sea and surrounding islands in just 48 hours, with the strongest, of magnitude 4.6, striking the waters between Santorini and Amorgos on Sunday afternoon.
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Caribbean says “hold my beer”.
Somehow no tsunami of merit from a (TBC) 7.6?
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Earthquake today: 7.6 magnitude quake shakes Caribbean southwest of Cayman Islands, tsunami warnings issued
A magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea near the Cayman Islands, prompting tsunami advisories for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Residents were urged to move inland amid the threat of tsunami waves along several coasts.
And in Townsville
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Is/Was that a new building? Thailand might need to review their earthquake building code.
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Under construction.
Very lucky the earthquake came before people moved in.
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ABC reports 40 workers were within the building.
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There are workers under the rubble in Bangkok.
Buildings have collapse in Mandalay, but so far no reports of casualties. There have been evacuations from buildings.
800 miles away from the earthquake too. That’s insane.
A lot of eyewitness videos in this thread
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Scariest swim ever!
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