Calingiri, Western Australia
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Calingiri is a town located north east of Perth, near New Norcia in Western Australia. It is in the Shire of Victoria Plains.
The town derives its name from Calingiri Waterhole, the name of which was first recorded by a surveyor in 1903. The settlement was first proposed in 1914. By the time the town was gazetted in 1917 it was variously spelt as Calingtry, Kalingiri, The Washpool, Kalingary, Calingarra, Calingtry, Calingiry, Kalingiry and finally Calingiri. [1]
[edit] The Calingiri earthquake, March 1970
The Calingiri earthquake of March 1970 was at the time one of only 5 known Australian recorded earthquakes to cause surface faulting. It was thought to be related to the Meckering earthquake ( October 1968), but a direct connection was not made at the time.
- Date of occurrence:- 10 March 1970
- Time: - 1715 GMT (03:15 Local Time)
- Latitude: - 31.11 South (+/- 10 km)
- Longitude: - 116.46 East (+/- 10 km) :
- Magnitude: 5.9
- The maximum felt intensity for the earthquake was VI (6) on the Modified Mercalli scale.
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - C. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
[edit] Further reading
- Gordon, F.R., & Lewis,J.D. Geol Surv. WA Bulletin 126 (1980)
- A history of earthquakes in Western Australia
