Newcastle earthquake claims 14 lives (1989) | RetroFocus

At 10:27am on Thursday, December 28, 1989 an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck Newcastle. It remains one of Australia's worst natural disasters, claiming 14 lives, hospitalising 160 people and causing $4 billion in damage. Read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-19... For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2mge4KH Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews