See earthquakes recorded today in Australia, with updated information on magnitude, location, depth and UTC time. Data is updated automatically from official seismic sources.
Earthquake map in Australia today
Strongest earthquakes in Australia today
No earthquakes are currently recorded today for Australia in the available data.
Featured earthquakes in Australia today
No earthquakes are recorded for this period. This page remains active and will update when the source publishes new events.
Historical earthquakes in Australia
A selection of documented significant historical earthquakes for Australia using the available integrated institutional sources.
34 available records · Source: NOAA/NCEI · NOAA imported: 2026-10-19 06:23:10 UTC · ISC updated: 2026-10-07 13:20:39 UTC
| Date | Location / country | Mag. | Depth | Deaths (source) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-04-19 | AUSTRALIA: SE OF TASMANIA 🇦🇺 Australia | — | — | — |
| 1903-04-06 | AUSTRALIA: WARRNAMBOOL 🇦🇺 Australia | M5.0 | — | — |
| 1902-09-19 | AUSTRALIA: WAROOKA 🇦🇺 Australia | M6.0 | — | — |
| 1899-01-29 | AUSTRALIA: POINT CHARLES, DARWIN 🇦🇺 Australia | — | — | — |
| 1897-05-10 | AUSTRALIA: BEACHPORT,ROBE,KINGSTON,MOUNT GAMBIER 🇦🇺 Australia | M6.2 | 14.0 km | — |
| 1885-01-05 | AUSTRALIA: GERALDTON 🇦🇺 Australia | M5.8 | — | — |
| 1875-08-05 | AUSTRALIA: MELBOURNE 🇦🇺 Australia | — | — | — |
| 1868-06-18 | AUSTRALIA: MAITLAND 🇦🇺 Australia | M5.3 | — | — |
| 1859-11-22 | AUSTRALIA: TASMANIA: CIRCULAR HEAD 🇦🇺 Australia | — | — | — |
The featured selection comes from the NOAA/NCEI significant-earthquake catalog. GDE does not automatically turn smaller earthquakes into major disasters or infer damage, deaths, or territorial impact.
Seismic data: USGS and official regional seismic sources.
Earthquakes in Australia: seismic regions
Most Australian earthquakes occur within the Indo-Australian Plate rather than at a nearby surface plate boundary. Active faults can nonetheless generate damaging intraplate earthquakes.
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