What are the most dangerous fault lines in the USA? The greatest earthquake risk in Queensland is in Central Queensland. Geoscientists identify seismic activity in Southern Australia including the Flinders Ranges Australia is not as geologically stable as many think. The Cascadia Subduction Zone, Pacific Northwest. Traffic signal faults can be reported by phoning the Traffic Signals Fault Line on 13 19 40. South East Queenslandcall Energex on 13 19 62; All other Queensland areascall Ergon Energy on 13 16 70; Power outages. This was a fault line and the void was filled with quartz. When calling the fault line to report a fault or raising a concern it will assist the operator if you can supply the following information: The location of the traffic signals - eg. A fault line just 30 kilometres west of Bundaberg ( the origin of a quake at least 5.4 in magnitude in 1935 ) has the potential for another large earthquake. Electricity and waterreporting outages and faults Electricity. Joe - very good post. In case of fallen power lines. But scientists tasked with with investigating the seismic risk linked to earthquake fault lines close to the proposed dam sites deny this is the case. Recently, scientists have been able to obtain a much clearer picture of Australia's geological past through deep seismic surveys, which has provided new information about how the continent was formed, particularly around Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Iron Knob [PDF 62.1 KB] and West Arnhem Land [PDF 64.4 KB]. This corresponds to the rupture area of an earthquake of magnitude about 7.5. Here is a picture of a dyke running through gold country. Australia has large earthquakes, but they occur infrequently. Earthquakes in the Brisbane region. 28 October 2013 10:07 pm. thankyou. Double broken lines. By the time Lewis and Clark arrived on the West Coast in 1805, it had been 105 years since the Cascadia Subduction Zone last ruptured, sending a large portion of the Pacific Ocean roaring toward the coast. There is a practical limit for fault length of a little over 100 km in Australia. You must not cross a continuous line separating 2 lanes unless the lane you are moving to or from is a special purpose lane, such as a transit lane, and the driver is allowed to use the special purpose lane. Map via USGS. Fault lines in the Earth's crust are where earthquakes are most prevalent. Continuous lane lines. fault lines are nice and clear Double broken centre lines have the same legal standing as a single broken centre line. This means that the fault rupture for a large earthquake must be quite long. From that dyke leads run off in the country rock which is made up of mainly slates, schist and shales. 1. South East Queenslandcall Energex on 13 62 62; All other Queensland areascall Ergon Energy on 13 22 96 A fault line in a gold field is usually a quartz dyke that cuts through the country. Dion Weatherley, a geophysicist at the University of Queensland,