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Earthquakes in Australia

Explore earthquakes recorded within Australia. Latest events cover Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
644
Maximum magnitude
5.98
Average magnitude
2.49

Earthquake map for Australia

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

  1. 1.80 Australia, Murray–Darling basin, South Australia
  2. 2.40 Australia, Victoria
  3. 2.90 Australia, South Australia
  4. 2.30 Australia, Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
  5. 3.10 Australia, Victoria
  6. 2.40 Australia, Victoria
  7. 3.10 Australia, Mainland Tasmania, Tasmania
  8. 1.80 Australia, Western Australia
  9. 2.00 Australia, Western Australia
  10. 2.80 Australia, Great Victoria Desert, Western Australia
  11. 2.20 Australia, Western Australia
  12. 1.60 Australia, Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
  13. 2.90 Australia, Western Australia
  14. 2.00 Australia, Australian Alps, Victoria
  15. 2.40 Australia, Western Australia
  16. 2.00 Australia, Victoria
  17. 2.20 Australia, Western Australia
  18. 2.30 Australia, New South Wales
  19. 3.40 Australia, Western Australia
  20. 3.30 Australia, Western Australia

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

  1. 5.98 Australia, Western Plateau, Northern Territory
  2. 5.50 Australia, Western Plateau, Northern Territory
  3. 4.70 Australia, Victoria
  4. 4.60 Australia, Nullabor Plain, Western Australia
  5. 4.60 Australia, Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
  6. 4.60 Australia, Northern Territory
  7. 4.50 Australia, Western Plateau, South Australia
  8. 4.50 Australia, Murray–Darling basin, New South Wales
  9. 4.20 Australia, Northern Territory
  10. 4.20 Australia, Western Australia

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2,026, the average uses 365 days through Oct 24, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 611 5.98 — Australia, Western Plateau, Northern Territory 1.674

Country borders and localized names come from Natural Earth. naturalearthdata.com