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Earthquakes in Australia

Explore earthquakes recorded within Australia. Latest events cover Aug 10, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
627
Maximum magnitude
5.98
Average magnitude
2.51

Earthquake map for Australia

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Aug 10, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

  1. 2.10 Australia, Western Plateau, South Australia
  2. 2.30 Australia, Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
  3. 3.40 Australia, Victoria
  4. 1.60 Australia, Australian Alps, New South Wales
  5. 2.30 Australia, Murray–Darling basin, New South Wales
  6. 2.40 Australia, Western Plateau, Western Australia
  7. 3.40 Australia, Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
  8. 2.90 Australia, Great Dividing Range, Victoria
  9. 1.80 Australia, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
  10. 2.20 Australia, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
  11. 2.90 Australia, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
  12. 2.40 Australia, Western Australia
  13. 2.90 Australia, South Australia
  14. 2.50 Australia, South Australia
  15. 2.40 Australia, South Australia
  16. 2.10 Australia, Nullabor Plain, Western Australia
  17. 2.80 Australia, Nullabor Plain, Western Australia
  18. 1.90 Australia, Western Australia
  19. 4.60 Australia, Nullabor Plain, Western Australia
  20. 2.00 Australia, Western Australia

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

  1. 5.98 Australia, Western Plateau, Northern Territory
  2. 5.50 Australia, Western Plateau, Northern Territory
  3. 4.60 Australia, Nullabor Plain, Western Australia
  4. 4.60 Australia, Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
  5. 4.60 Australia, Northern Territory
  6. 4.50 Australia, Western Plateau, South Australia
  7. 4.50 Australia, Murray–Darling basin, New South Wales
  8. 4.20 Australia, Northern Territory
  9. 4.20 Australia, Western Australia
  10. 4.10 Australia, Great Artesian Basin, South Australia

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2,026, the average uses 365 days through Sep 8, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 532 5.98 — Australia, Western Plateau, Northern Territory 1.458

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