Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Perserverance Hotel Fitzroy & Earthquake in Victoria


Hi V ... This is the Perseverance Hotel in Brunswick Street Fitzroy.  Its condition seems emblematic of its name.  It may be tenuous but both the name and the angle of the photograph seems a good introduction into Tuesday nights (19/6) news.  Some of you may have heard that much of Victoria was rocked by an earthquake shortly before 9pm last night.  There are no reports of significant damage.  The quake was significant in Victorian terms being the largest to hit the State in 109 years.  The Global Disaster Alert and Co-ordination System (GDACS) recorded it as a magnitude 5.5 with an epicentre around 9.9 kms deep (very shallow) near Narracan approx 120 kms north of Melbourne.  Houses in the Melbourne and metropolitan area shook, goods fell from supermarket shelves and social media was abuzz.  Cheers J.
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14 comments:

  1. It must be very dangerous to be in a city when it happens!
    5,5 is much. Great illustrated photo!

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    1. Thanks for your comment. It really is a very safe city to live in. Earthquakes of this magnitudes are very rare here.

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  2. Hope you are safe Joe... Indeed your angle implies a rough shaking, hopefully no more.

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  3. I cannot remember the name of when you turn the camera at an angle like this and shoot. Darn it! I like the effect, though! Glad the earthquake wasn't too bad.

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  4. Top shot, Joe. Love the look of that pub.

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  5. Love the shot and the pub! Glad everything is ok.

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  6. a perfect perspective to share the news of an earthquake.:p
    interesting name for a hotel.

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  7. It's still scary stuff Joe, love your take in the event.

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  8. Nice shot! We shook a little bit, but the scariest was the dull roar that accompanied the quake...

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  9. That is a great sign on the side of that hotel, and a scary story about the earthquake. Good the hotel continues to survive.

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  10. sorry I am a little late in visiting everybody, but I am persevering as well... so glad the earthquake was not too damaging.

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