That certainly was an interesting way to end your holidays Colmait. The news reported that the earthquake was felt as far away as Western Sydney so I can imagine you would have really felt it quite strongly where you were staying. Thank you for posting the GEO science report of the quake.

That is a bit scary that there has not been enough back burning throughout NSW. The only silver lining is that the fire season for NSW is predicted to be relatively normal this summer. A different story for us in Qld though, including the south east. This is an excerpt from a news article today:


"QFD commissioner Steve Smith said ..... a wet summer this year had given rise to ideal conditions for growth in parts of the state, raising new fire risks.

“We’ve got significant vegetation growth that has cured with a drier-than-average winter,” Mr Smith said.

With some of those frosts curing our fuels, this is elevated fire risk, particularly across northern, central and southern Queensland.”

Of particular concern were southern and central grasslands and forests, particularly around the Scenic Rim area.

Areas to the west in Darling Downs as well as Charleville, up to Warrego and the Maranoa, were also of concern.

“There’s also heightened conditions risk for the Sunshine Coast hinterland,” Mr Smith said.


(https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/increased-risk-firies-bleak-warning-for-spring-bushfire-season/news-story/3fc14db3ecd930d4ecd1c5fb19f47c49)