Oceania
Earthquakes in Australia
Every earthquake in and around Australia since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days6M2.5+
Past year25M2.5+
Magnitude 6+10since 1900
StrongestM 6.71988 · 38 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Australia
- 6.7 38 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia Jan 22, 1988
- 6.6 198 km W of Cable Beach, Australia Jul 14, 2019
- 6.5 40 km ENE of Northam, Australia Oct 14, 1968
- 6.3 Northern Territory, Australia Jun 27, 1941
- 6.3 161 km NNE of Derby, Australia Aug 10, 1997
- 6.3 33 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia Jan 22, 1988
- 6.3 46 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia Jan 22, 1988
- 6.2 157 km NNW of Melville, Australia Apr 29, 1941
- 6.1 104 km NNE of Northam, Australia Jun 2, 1979
- 6.0 116 km WSW of Yulara, Australia May 20, 2016
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 3.5 9 km NE of Korumburra, Australia Oct 27, 2026
- 4.7 98 km S of Encounter Bay, Australia Oct 26, 2026
- 3.1 14 km SSW of Yarragon, Australia Oct 17, 2026
- 3.5 13 km ENE of Nyora, Australia Oct 7, 2026
- 3.2 9 km ESE of Nyora, Australia Oct 2, 2026
- 4.7 5 km NNW of Korumburra, Australia Oct 2, 2026
- 2.6 6 km E of South Hedland, Australia Sep 19, 2026
- 4.1 28 km WNW of Apollo Bay, Australia Jul 5, 2026
- 4.4 49 km W of Tennant Creek, Australia Jun 30, 2026
- 4.5 34 km SW of Tennant Creek, Australia Jun 2, 2026
- 4.1 220 km WNW of Larapinta, Australia May 21, 2026
- 4.5 185 km ENE of Nhulunbuy, Australia May 16, 2026
- 4.2 52 km N of Fitzroy Crossing, Australia May 11, 2026
- 3.3 4 km ESE of Mirboo North, Australia May 9, 2026
- 4.3 45 km SW of Tennant Creek, Australia May 5, 2026