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Earthquakes in Australia

Explore earthquakes recorded within Australia. Latest events cover 20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
683
Maximum magnitude
5,98
Average magnitude
2,54

Earthquake map for Australia

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period 20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

  1. 2,40 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara
  2. 2,10 Australia, Pegunungan Flinders, Australia Selatan
  3. 1,00 Australia, Australia Selatan
  4. 2,30 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara
  5. 2,30 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara
  6. 2,20 Australia, Australia Selatan
  7. 2,50 Australia, Australia Barat
  8. 1,60 Australia, Australia Selatan
  9. 3,90 Australia, Victoria
  10. 2,40 Australia, Australia Barat
  11. 2,40 Australia, Australia Barat
  12. 2,60 Australia, Pegunungan Flinders, Australia Selatan
  13. 2,10 Australia, Australia Barat
  14. 3,60 Australia, Wilayah Utara
  15. 2,50 Australia, Pegunungan Pemisah Besar, New South Wales
  16. 2,70 Australia, ARNHEM LAND, Wilayah Utara
  17. 2,90 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara
  18. 2,30 Australia, Victoria
  19. 1,90 Australia, Australia Barat
  20. 2,60 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Australia Selatan

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period 20 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2026 UTC.

  1. 5,98 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara
  2. 5,57 Australia, Pegunungan Pemisah Besar, Queensland
  3. 5,50 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara
  4. 4,90 Australia, Pegunungan Pemisah Besar, Queensland
  5. 4,60 Australia, Pegunungan Pemisah Besar, New South Wales
  6. 4,60 Australia, Wilayah Utara
  7. 4,50 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Australia Selatan
  8. 4,50 Australia, BASIN MURRAY-DARLING, New South Wales
  9. 4,20 Australia, Wilayah Utara
  10. 4,20 Australia, Australia Barat

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2.026, the average uses 365 days through 19 Jul 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 490 5,98 — Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara 1,343

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