Early risers in SA’s Mount Barker area were treated to a rather unexpected experience at around 5:40 am Tuesday morning.

After many had been peacefully enjoying the remainder of their slumber, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake suddenly shook the ground and broke through the stillness of the new day.

The quake struck with an epicentre 33 kilometres southeast of Adelaide’s city centre, and was felt at Wattle Park, Huntfield Heights and Nairne. Its depth was reported as one kilometre underground.

No damages has been reported as of writing.

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake stroke South Australia at around 5:40 am on Tuesday morning. Credit: Google Earth.

How to keep yourself safe from earthquakes while you're in bed

When an earthquake strikes while you're asleep, it can be disconcerting at best and terrifying at worst. But you can learn how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake.

In many cases, getting out of bed is a fatal mistake. Some of the most common injuries that result from earthquakes are cuts and bruises caused by falling over and injuries caused by broken glass or other debris.

Safety precautions should also be regarded when an earthquake happens and we are still inside our homes.

Aside from keeping yourself safe from falling out of bed at the beginning of a seismic event, the following steps should also be followed:

Turn onto your stomach

During a minor earthquake, it is best to turn onto your stomach, protect your head and neck with a pillow, close your eyes, and keep your mouth shut to protect yourself from dust and debris.

Wait a moment before getting up

After the shaking stops and the dust settles, wait a moment and check all around and above you before getting up or leaving your bed. Then take your time getting up. If a stronger tremor happens while you are standing, the added weight can make the ground beneath you collapse.

We recommend watching this video for a demonstration of the actions you should do to protect yourself from harm during earthquakes while you're still in bed:

Credit: YouTube/Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills ​

Key Takeaways

• A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck near Adelaide, South Australia early Tuesday morning.
• When an earthquake strikes while you're asleep, it is important to stay safe with precautions such as turning onto your stomach, waiting a moment before getting up and checking your surroundings.

To our members in the several regions affected by the recent earthquakes, please stay safe and keep yourselves out of harm's way!

Do you have more tips for preparing for earthquakes? Let us know in the comments.

 

[ShannyN]

magnitude 2.1 probably most slept through it been through worse than that, mind you even though its a way away has anyone checked the water lever in the crater lake at Mt Gambier if its low muddy run

 

[Lizzie1149]

Early risers in SA’s Mount Barker area were treated to a rather unexpected experience at around 5:40 am Tuesday morning.

After many had been peacefully enjoying the remainder of their slumber, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake suddenly shook the ground and broke through the stillness of the new day.

The quake struck with an epicentre 33 kilometres southeast of Adelaide’s city centre, and was felt at Wattle Park, Huntfield Heights and Nairne. Its depth was reported as one kilometre underground.

No damages has been reported as of writing.

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake stroke South Australia at around 5:40 am on Tuesday morning. Credit: Google Earth.

How to keep yourself safe from earthquakes while you're in bed

When an earthquake strikes while you're asleep, it can be disconcerting at best and terrifying at worst. But you can learn how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake.

In many cases, getting out of bed is a fatal mistake. Some of the most common injuries that result from earthquakes are cuts and bruises caused by falling over and injuries caused by broken glass or other debris.

Safety precautions should also be regarded when an earthquake happens and we are still inside our homes.

Aside from keeping yourself safe from falling out of bed at the beginning of a seismic event, the following steps should also be followed:

Turn onto your stomach

During a minor earthquake, it is best to turn onto your stomach, protect your head and neck with a pillow, close your eyes, and keep your mouth shut to protect yourself from dust and debris.

Wait a moment before getting up

After the shaking stops and the dust settles, wait a moment and check all around and above you before getting up or leaving your bed. Then take your time getting up. If a stronger tremor happens while you are standing, the added weight can make the ground beneath you collapse.

We recommend watching this video for a demonstration of the actions you should do to protect yourself from harm during earthquakes while you're still in bed:

Credit: YouTube/Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills ​

Key Takeaways

• A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck near Adelaide, South Australia early Tuesday morning.
• When an earthquake strikes while you're asleep, it is important to stay safe with precautions such as turning onto your stomach, waiting a moment before getting up and checking your surroundings.

To our members in the several regions affected by the recent earthquakes, please stay safe and keep yourselves out of harm's way!

Do you have more tips for preparing for earthquakes? Let us know in the comments.

Oh for heaven's sake, this is so minor compared to some they have had in the past. Melbourne too has had a few bigger ones. Nothing new on this

 

[Luckyus]

Oh for heaven's sake, this is so minor compared to some they have had in the past. Melbourne too has had a few bigger ones. Nothing new on this

It is a bit disconcerting, if it is the first time

 

[JayKay]

During a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Victoria on 22 September 2021,
I was sitting in a hospital bed after complications from hip surgery.
There were 4 of us immobile in our beds.
It sounded as though a tram had run off the tram tracks and was coming straight through the building. The rumbling was so very loud, and we were rocking.
Our water jugs were swaying, with the water levels swinging up and down.
We sat staring at each other, mouths agape.
A lady near the windows looked outside, and could see all the staff had fled the building, and run out onto the car park at the front.
It was like the Captain deserting his sinking ship!
It lasted for several minutes, and the power went off.
Of course, after it was all over, we could laugh, but we were left in shock.

 

[Lizzie1149]

It is a bit disconcerting, if it is the first time

Yeah true. Went through one in Melbourne years ago. Moved the house about half an inch on the foundations. Was a bit scary but don't know what magnitude it was. Get the odd rumble here though no one would realise what it is. Saw a chart years ago in Brisbane at the exhibition I think, lots of little ones you don't feel every day.

 

[Lizzie1149]

During a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Victoria on 22 September 2021,
I was sitting in a hospital bed after complications from hip surgery.
There were 4 of us immobile in our beds.
It sounded as though a tram had run off the tram tracks and was coming straight through the building. The rumbling was so very loud, and we were rocking.
Our water jugs were swaying, with the water levels swinging up and down.
We sat staring at each other, mouths agape.
A lady near the windows looked outside, and could see all the staff had fled the building, and run out onto the car park at the front.
It was like the Captain deserting his sinking ship!
It lasted for several minutes, and the power went off.
Of course, after it was all over, we could laugh, but we were left in shock.

Yeah they're the ones you don't want to happen too often. Scary stuff

 

[Colette 3799]

During a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Victoria on 22 September 2021,
I was sitting in a hospital bed after complications from hip surgery.
There were 4 of us immobile in our beds.
It sounded as though a tram had run off the tram tracks and was coming straight through the building. The rumbling was so very loud, and we were rocking.
Our water jugs were swaying, with the water levels swinging up and down.
We sat staring at each other, mouths agape.
A lady near the windows looked outside, and could see all the staff had fled the building, and run out onto the car park at the front.
It was like the Captain deserting his sinking ship!
It lasted for several minutes, and the power went off.
Of course, after it was all over, we could laugh, but we were left in shock.

I think I’m a bit strange - I thought it was so exciting lol

 

[Janice Reilly]

My friend and I were on a tour in Turkey about 6 weeks ago and slept right through a 4.9 earthquake.

 

[Dancerpauline2]

That’s such a little one although it was shallow, but being a Kiwi I’ve been through quite a few. The 1968 Inangahua one caused a lot of damage and it was about the same time of morning. And was 6.8. Our chimney fell down and jars of preserves smashed on the kitchen floor. But we were all ok in our family. The biggest tip I can give anyone was after the ChCh big one and the aftershocks afterwards. My sister put a single mattress on the floor between the back of the couch and the wall, and slept there for a week. If the windows broke she was safe and if the ceiling collapsed she was safe in a pocket of air. Getting under any strong table is a good too too. We were told when we were young to get under our desk if at school or at home get in a doorway. Although they don’t recommend the doorway so much now as, if the house goes sideways you’d get squashed. We had a decent sized one around 2005 not long before I moved here, and it went on for some time so I got out of bed and stood in the doorway until it stopped.

 

[Ma-to-3]

My partner missed the big one that did so much damage in Christchurch by 3 days. He sort of laughed it off until he saw the hotel where he had been staying was severely damaged and he felt a bit sick about it then.

 

[Chochi]

Early risers in SA’s Mount Barker area were treated to a rather unexpected experience at around 5:40 am Tuesday morning.

After many had been peacefully enjoying the remainder of their slumber, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake suddenly shook the ground and broke through the stillness of the new day.

The quake struck with an epicentre 33 kilometres southeast of Adelaide’s city centre, and was felt at Wattle Park, Huntfield Heights and Nairne. Its depth was reported as one kilometre underground.

No damages has been reported as of writing.

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake stroke South Australia at around 5:40 am on Tuesday morning. Credit: Google Earth.

How to keep yourself safe from earthquakes while you're in bed

When an earthquake strikes while you're asleep, it can be disconcerting at best and terrifying at worst. But you can learn how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake.

In many cases, getting out of bed is a fatal mistake. Some of the most common injuries that result from earthquakes are cuts and bruises caused by falling over and injuries caused by broken glass or other debris.

Safety precautions should also be regarded when an earthquake happens and we are still inside our homes.

Aside from keeping yourself safe from falling out of bed at the beginning of a seismic event, the following steps should also be followed:

Turn onto your stomach

During a minor earthquake, it is best to turn onto your stomach, protect your head and neck with a pillow, close your eyes, and keep your mouth shut to protect yourself from dust and debris.

Wait a moment before getting up

After the shaking stops and the dust settles, wait a moment and check all around and above you before getting up or leaving your bed. Then take your time getting up. If a stronger tremor happens while you are standing, the added weight can make the ground beneath you collapse.

We recommend watching this video for a demonstration of the actions you should do to protect yourself from harm during earthquakes while you're still in bed:

Credit: YouTube/Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills ​

Key Takeaways

• A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck near Adelaide, South Australia early Tuesday morning.
• When an earthquake strikes while you're asleep, it is important to stay safe with precautions such as turning onto your stomach, waiting a moment before getting up and checking your surroundings.

To our members in the several regions affected by the recent earthquakes, please stay safe and keep yourselves out of harm's way!

Do you have more tips for preparing for earthquakes? Let us know in the comments.

2.1 it’s NOTHING.!!!