Earthquake Hazard Assessments

The very first hazard report prepared by the SRC was in 1977 for Dandenong Natural Gas Tank in Victoria. This study was commissioned prior to construction of the tank, so earthquake loading was considered as a factor in its engineering. The tank has yet to undergo significant shaking due to earthquake (the largest…

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ESS Earth Sciences website launch

The SRC became part of ESS Earth Sciences just over a year ago, one of two companies born from Environmental Systems & Services (the other being our sister company ESS Weathertech). Today marked the launch of the new ESS Earth Sciences website – a showcase of all of the products that…

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Seismologist Visits Sri Lankan Hydroelectric Site

In December 2013, SRC visited the island jewel of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, known for its tea plantations and cricket culture. Like Australia, this small island, is located on a similar stable tectonic environment of Precambrian rock, which also experiences low seismic recurrence, although mid-sized earthquakes are known to…

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Quick Quake version 2

The updated version of our iPad app Quick Quake is now available in the App Store. The main changes are to the screen where you Locate the earthquake – you can now vary the depth of the earthquake using a slider (particularly useful when the earthquake is very close to your…

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