Facts
- Deaths: 13 total, including;
- 9 people who were killed at the Newcastle Workers Club
- 3 people who were killed in Beaumont Street, Hamilton
- 1 person who died of earthquake induced shock
- Injuries: 160 people were hospitalised.
- Damaged Buildings: 50,000 buildings were damaged; about 80 percent of these were homes.
- Demolition: 300 buildings were demolished including more than 100 homes, The Newcastle Workers Club, The Century Theatre and King's Hall.
- Human Effects: 300,000 people were affected and 1,000 made homeless.
- Cost: The total financial cost of the earthquake is estimated to have amounted to about A$4 billion.
- Felt Area: Estimated 800 km (497 mi) around the epicentre.
- Magnitude: 5.6 ML; 5.4 ; VIII MMI
- Epicentre: Boolaroo
- Aftershocks: One aftershock (M 2.1 on the Richter scale) was recorded on 29 December 1989.
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