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Earthquakes in Australia

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

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period 9 Sep 2025 – 8 Sep 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 10 Agu 2026 – 8 Sep 2026 UTC.

  1. 2,10 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Australia Selatan
  2. 2,30 Australia, Pegunungan Pemisah Besar, New South Wales
  3. 3,40 Australia, Victoria
  4. 1,60 Australia, Alpen Australia, New South Wales
  5. 2,30 Australia, BASIN MURRAY-DARLING, New South Wales
  6. 2,40 Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Australia Barat
  7. 3,40 Australia, Pegunungan Pemisah Besar, New South Wales
  8. 2,90 Australia, Pegunungan Pemisah Besar, Victoria
  9. 1,80 Australia, Pegunungan Flinders, Australia Selatan
  10. 2,20 Australia, Pegunungan Flinders, Australia Selatan
  11. 2,90 Australia, Pegunungan Flinders, Australia Selatan
  12. 2,40 Australia, Australia Barat
  13. 2,90 Australia, Australia Selatan
  14. 2,50 Australia, Australia Selatan
  15. 2,40 Australia, Australia Selatan
  16. 2,10 Australia, Dataran Nullarbor, Australia Barat
  17. 2,80 Australia, Dataran Nullarbor, Australia Barat
  18. 1,90 Australia, Australia Barat
  19. 4,60 Australia, Dataran Nullarbor, Australia Barat
  20. 2,00 Australia, Australia Barat

Largest earthquakes

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

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

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2.026, the average uses 365 days through 8 Sep 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 532 5,98 — Australia, DATARAN TINGGI BARAT, Wilayah Utara 1,458

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