WOBO acknowledges the fluctuation in temperature and general atmospheric conditions that interact with society and found the work carried out by the Seismology Research Centre of interest in the identification and emergency management of both assets and the infrastructure.
The Seismology Research Centre, or SRC, was founded in 1976 in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It was part of RMIT University until 1998 when it was acquired by private industry, now owned by ESS Earth Sciences. The SRC operates the largest private earthquake observatory network in the world, and operates the greatest number of earthquake seismograph stations in Australia. Our clients include many government and private organisations that require rapid notifications of earthquake epicentre locations and magnitudes to aid in the emergency management of their assets and infrastructure. Our staff have installed seismographs all over the world, provided training in basic seismology, hardware and software operation and maintenance, and provide expert advice on the seismological inputs to many major engineering projects – including historic buildings, dams, and coal, gas, nuclear and hydro power stations. The SRC designs and builds seismographs and seismic acquisition and analysis software in Australia.
The two largest earthquakes last week were in South Australia: a 3.3 near Booleroo Centre and a 3.0 near Parachilna. Offshore Victoria saw two moderate earthquakes: a magnitude 2.1 off Cape Otway and a 2.0 off Cape Liptrap, both locations relatively active this year.