Australia Earthquakes Today — Live Map & Tracker
Live earthquake map for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific over the last 30 days, plus tsunami warnings, notable historical Australian earthquakes and safety guidance for residents.
Live map: recent earthquakes in Australia and Oceania
Showing 0 of 0 events (last 24 hours). Covers Australia, NZ and the South Pacific.
Tsunami advice for Australia
Large undersea earthquakes near Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Zealand and the wider Pacific Rim can send tsunami waves to Australian shores within hours. Always check the official warning centres for the current advice.
Recent Australian earthquakes (0 at M2.5+ in the last 24 hours)
Notable Australian earthquakes
Source: Geoscience Australia · USGSMeckering earthquake
14 October 1968 · Meckering, Wheatbelt
One of Australia's largest onshore earthquakes. Produced a 37 km surface fault scarp and severely damaged the town of Meckering, around 130 km east of Perth.
View sourceNewcastle earthquake
28 December 1989 · Newcastle
Australia's deadliest earthquake. Caused 13 deaths and an estimated A$4 billion in damage across Newcastle, including the collapse of the Newcastle Workers Club.
View sourceTennant Creek earthquakes
22 January 1988 · Tennant Creek
Three large earthquakes (M6.3, M6.4, M6.6) within 12 hours produced a 35 km surface rupture in the Northern Territory — the largest intraplate sequence recorded in Australia.
View sourceKalgoorlie earthquake
20 April 2010 · Kalgoorlie
Caused widespread damage to historic buildings in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, with one heritage hotel partially collapsing. No serious injuries.
View sourceMansfield earthquake
22 September 2021 · Mansfield, Victorian Alps
The largest recorded onshore earthquake in Victoria. Felt across Melbourne and much of southeastern Australia, with minor damage to buildings in Melbourne's inner suburbs.
View sourceSouth Australia (Ernabella) earthquake
30 May 1986 · Marryat Creek
Produced a 13 km surface rupture in remote South Australia. Felt across a wide area but caused minimal damage due to the sparsely populated region.
View sourceSumatra–Andaman earthquake & Boxing Day tsunami
26 December 2004 · Off the west coast of Sumatra
Third-largest earthquake ever recorded. Triggered a catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami that reached Western Australia and killed more than 227,000 people across 14 countries. Prompted the establishment of the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre.
View sourceSolomon Islands earthquake
6 February 2013 · Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Generated a regional tsunami in the Pacific. A tsunami warning was briefly issued for Australia's east coast before being downgraded.
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About earthquakes in Australia
Australia sits in the middle of the Indo-Australian tectonic plate and is one of the most seismically stable continents on Earth. Despite this, Geoscience Australia records around 100 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or larger across the country every year, and a magnitude 5.0 or larger event roughly every one to two years. While most go unfelt, significant events like the 1989 Newcastle earthquake show that Australian cities are not immune to seismic damage.
Our region is also bordered by some of the world's most active seismic zones — including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Zealand. Large undersea earthquakes in these zones can generate tsunamis that reach Australian coasts within hours, which is why the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre monitors them around the clock.
The live map above pulls from the U.S. Geological Survey global feed, filtered to events in or near Australia and Oceania. For official Australian event details, ground-shaking observations and "Did you feel it?" reports, visit Geoscience Australia.