50,000 buildings were damaged approximately 40,000 of these were homes 300 buildings were demolished
300,000 people were affected and 1,000 were made homeless
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The farm can be destroyed.
Thirteen people died during this earthquake and around 160 were injured.
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.
the newcastle earth quake wiped out thousands of lives
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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
During the Newcastle earthquake in 1989, emergency services, including police, paramedics, and firefighters, played a crucial role in rescuing survivors and providing medical assistance. The local community also came together to support those affected by the disaster, offering shelter, food, and emotional support. The Australian Defence Force also provided assistance in the rescue and recovery efforts.
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.