The community was devastated and the overall result were horrible. The government spent a lot of money rebuilding over 3000 homes.
The epicenter of the Newcastle earthquake of 1989 was in Boolaroo which is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Boolaroo is 12 miles west of the Newcastle business district.
The community were disappointed as they had to pay for the damage so they couldn't control a natural disaster like an earthquake.
DICK
the newcastle earth quake wiped out thousands of lives
think so
Yes, but only one.
A distance of some 21 miles [13 kilometers] separates where the earthquake of December 27, 1989 was felt in Newcastle to its suburb of Boolaroo, below which was the earthquake's epicenter.
economic impacts were $5.2 billion
Newcastle was the city affected by an earthquake in 1989. The epicentre for the earthquake, which killed 13 people, was at Boolaroo, a Newcastle suburb 19 kilometres west of the CBD.Effects of the Newcastle earthquake were felt throughout central-eastern New South Wales. There were reports of damage to buildings in Scone, Gladstone and Sydney, the latter some 800km away.
The Newcastle earthquake, which occurred on December 28, 1989, had its epicenter located near the city of Newcastle, Australia. The tremors were felt as far away as Sydney, approximately 160 kilometers (about 100 miles) to the south. Residents reported feeling the earthquake in various regions across New South Wales, highlighting its significant impact despite the distance from the epicenter.
Thirteen people died during this earthquake and around 160 were injured.
with the help from the community based groups: SES, Police and fire departments