Australia earthquake list

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The list below shows the last earthquakes in Australia

In depth articles on Australia earthquakes written by Earthquake-Report.com
- Strong earthquake in the greater Melbourne area, Australia (June 19, 2012)
- Strong earthquake near the coast of Western Australia (Cape Range National Park) - December 5, 2011
- Unusual moderate shallow earthquake close to Melbourne, Australia - July 5, 2011
- Moderate shallow earthquake and aftershocks near Townsville, Queensland, Australia - April 16, 2011

Label info : M = magnitude, D = depth (km), Time = UTC – Australia time = UTC +10 (DST +11)
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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFO
EMSC Near Coast Of South Australia Jan 03 00:45 3.2 89 MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC Northwest Of Australia Jan 01 17:40 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
EMSC Western Australia Jan 01 11:43 2.9 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Albany - Light shaking
  • EMSC Western Australia Dec 29 00:14 3.2 35 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Dec 25 16:21 3.3 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Northern Territory, Australia Dec 25 05:11 3.1 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Near Coast Of South Australia Dec 21 21:54 3.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Dec 19 06:31 3.1 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Dec 17 08:34 3.2 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Dec 16 15:57 3.7 110 MAP I Felt It INFO
    GEOFON Western Australia Dec 16 14:26 5.8 25 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Carnarvon, Australia Dec 16 14:26 5.8 10 MAP
    EMSC Northern Territory, Australia Dec 09 11:14 3.3 145 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Dec 09 06:13 3.0 3 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC New South Wales, Australia Dec 05 21:52 3.3 9 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Near Coast Of South Australia Dec 05 06:23 3.4 20 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC South Australia Nov 30 08:02 3.2 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Nov 26 23:58 3.1 5 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Near Coast Of South Australia Nov 21 15:58 3.7 50 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Nov 20 01:53 2.9 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Nov 19 18:51 3.4 130 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Kojonup, Australia Nov 08 21:07 5.2 10 MAP
    EMSC Western Australia Nov 08 21:07 5.0 2 MAP
    GEOFON Western Australia Nov 08 21:07 5.1 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Katanning WA - Never felt anything like it, aouls have lastest 1-2minutes
  • Mandurah - Few seconds, no damage
  • Balingup - 30 seconds
  • Leschenault - Lasted about 10 seconds. Vertical blinds swayed
  • Busselton - Felt 2 waves enough to shake building
  • Bridgetown - Woke me at 0500 and Seemed to last a full minute
  • Margaret River - No Damage. Whole house (on stilts) shook and twisted. Cupboard contents rattled for about 30 seconds. Woke us up.
  • Balingup - About 30 , seconds, with a loud noise like possums rushing across the roof, only louder.
  • Albany - Was woken by a rumble and the earth shaking about 5am 9th Nov 2018
  • Albany - Lasted about 2 minutes of shaking and noise
  • Margaret River - Woke me up.
  • Eaton - Bed moving... wife not in it!
  • Manjimup - Woken by shaking and noise like a very close large truck passing by. Progressed to obvious house shaking which lasted at least 10 seconds. Shaking continued for another 30 seconds. Sheep in nearby paddock very alarmed and calling out. No damage observed.
  • Albany - Very scary, shaking went on for 40 seconds. A vase fell and smashed in my lounge.
  • Margaret river - I was awoken at about 5:10 am by my bed shaking. It lasted about 10 seconds. No damage.
  • Bridgetown - Woke us up with house shaking and cupboard contents rattling. Around a minute.
  • Bunbury - Weak shaking
  • Denmark - Weak shaking. Woke me up just after 5am.
  • Dunsborough - Woken up 5.09am to bed shaking, two waves
  • Margaret River - Upstairs, bed, balazrade glass lights all shaking
  • Cape Naturaliste - Woke me up 5 am with wooden blinds shaking Lasted about 5 seconds
  • Manjimup - About 5.10 this morning 9th November. Very loud rumbling, windows rattled, felt vibration through floor, lasted about 15 seconds.
  • Albany - Woken at 5am by rumbling and shaking which increased in intensity to the point where I thought damage to the house might occur, then it subsided. This was the worst quake so far and we've lived here 25 years.
  • Margaret River - Door and winds rattled loudly in frame, which don’t do that even when a heavy truck passes , and there was no traffic going by at 0508! Ground felt shaky. Only last about 4 seconds but it was freaky!
  • East Perth - This was so cool! It woke me up.
  • Denmark WA - Started at 5:15am Friday the 9th. Intense shaking and rumbling. Whole house was moving and shaking. Really rhythmic drumming sound like an out of balance washing machine but HUGE!! Everyone woke up and ran outside. Lasted for atleast 2-3 minutes. Amazing for a first earthquake experience!!
  • Bridgetown - Getting out of bed 05:06amheard rumbling and my bus started shaking and I fell back into the bed, lasted 10-15 seconds
  • Scott River east - Glass sliding doors were shaking at about 5.08 am this morning 9/11/18 for about a minute. I am in Scott river east , Nannup Shire
  • Bunbury - Heard the window rattle and bed shake
  • Augusta. W.A - Large rumbling sound, bed shaking. Wildlife carer and baby possums were going crazy since 4am. Had gotten up and put littlest in bed with me when it started.
  • Bunbury - Woken by shuddering of house and bed. Around 5:05 am. Couldn't get back to sleep.
  • Busselton - Thought my partner was shaking me to wake up. Bed and ceiling fan were shaking
  • Cranbrook - Loud rumbles followed by shaking. Seemed to slow/cease and then start again after I got up out of bed. 2-3 mins. No damage
  • Margaret River - I was ‘on the job’ with the missus early this morning, and we felt the earth move for about 30 seconds!
  • Southampton - No Damage - A lot of very strong shaking.
  • Busselton - It woke my mum and i out of our sleep.
  • Balingup - Lasted about 30 seconds. Whole top floor shaking and pictures rattling on walls.
  • Fremantle - Woke me up! The windows were rattling and the building was shaking! Was confused as thought I was in Bali as have just lived through 6 earthquakes there!
  • Bunbury - Woke up because the bed and house were moving!
  • Pingrup - La vitre tremble il y a pas de vent et d'un coup un tremblement plus gros avec un grondement
  • Busselton WA - 5 secs
  • Margaret River - Very weak trembling lasted about 20 seconds. Quiet rumble heard too. No damage.
  • Dalyellup - Quite a strong rolling earthquake, woke up before it started. could hear the roar, could see the whole house moving
  • Denmark - Lasted 5-10 seconds. No damage. Sometime after 5am.
  • Collie WA - Moderate shaking
  • Margaret river - Woke me up this morning,whole bed was shaking and could feel rumbling very freaky!
  • Perth - Strong shaking
  • EMSC Western Australia Nov 08 15:09 3.6 3 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Margaret river - Great
  • EMSC Western Australia Nov 08 15:07 3.3 4 MAP
    EMSC Western Australia Nov 08 10:59 3.8 8 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Nov 07 19:33 3.0 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Noggerup - Woke me up.. bed vibrating windows rattling, dogs barking 15 seconds approx
  • EATON - Felt the bed shaking and moving. Water in glass moving. Unusual sounds.
  • Boyup Brook - Woke me up bed shaking
  • Rosa Brook, Western Australia - Woke me out of a deep sleep at about 5:08 A.M. Western Australia time. Cats and dog also all woke up and looked at me. At first I thought it was an extended thunder rumble but the house/bed shook had shaken and thunder doesn't do that.
  • EMSC Western Australia Nov 04 13:48 2.9 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Northwest Of Australia Oct 27 12:15 3.7 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC South Australia Oct 22 04:20 2.9 13 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC New South Wales, Australia Oct 17 18:15 2.9 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Manjimup, Australia Oct 12 16:31 4.6 10 MAP
    GEOFON Western Australia Oct 12 16:31 4.9 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Oct 12 16:31 4.6 5 MAP
    EMSC Western Australia Oct 12 00:43 3.5 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Near Coast Of South Australia Oct 10 02:57 3.4 21 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Oct 03 03:41 3.0 3 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC South Australia Sep 30 10:50 2.9 5 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Sep 29 01:57 3.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC West Of Australia Sep 24 20:33 4.0 177 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Sep 20 22:20 3.6 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC New South Wales, Australia Sep 17 14:27 3.0 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Sep 17 02:45 2.9 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Sep 16 20:33 3.4 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
    USGS Kojonup, Australia Sep 16 04:56 5.3 10 MAP
    GEOFON Western Australia Sep 16 04:56 5.3 10 MAP I Felt It INFO
  • Hazelvale - I heard what I thought was loud thunder
  • West Perth - Very weak shaking
  • Bunbury - Light shaking
  • West perth - The water on our table 4 floors high was shaking.
  • Perth - Around 30 seconds to a minute maybe
  • Perth - Maybe 10 seconds? It was like I was on slightly rocky boat
  • Perth - My pets didn't react so at first I assumed I imagined it. There was light shaking and a sort of depressed/heavy air feeling. Very, very weak.
  • kojonup wa - 3 seconds at 12.50 pm
  • Albany - My sister an I alone at my dads house. My sister was on the front porch chair and I was in my room watching a TV show when the shaking started. It was weird i looked out the curtain and it was obvious we were both worried because this is the third one this week. Its like we felt it go through us. We hadnt ever known what an earthquake was like before the first one.
  • Perth - Very weak shaking
  • Perth - Light shaking
  • Narrogin - Weak shaking about 30 minutes ago
  • South Yunderup - Sitting on the couch and felt what seemed like someone shaking the couch from behind
  • Perth - Light shaking
  • Albany - We felt the earthquake that occurred ssw of Kojonup, western australia on 16 september 2018.
  • Doonan - Very weak shaking
  • GOULBURN - i am a long way from where this quake was. no damage
  • Dwellingup - Time of tremor 4.45am shaking for approx 30secs I live in a timber house on stumps so that may have made the tremor more noticeable.
  • EMSC Western Australia Sep 16 04:56 5.3 2 MAP
    EMSC New South Wales, Australia Sep 14 21:51 3.4 2 MAP I Felt It INFO
    EMSC Western Australia Sep 13 18:15 3.4 10 MAP I Felt It INFO

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
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    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
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    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
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    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
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    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
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    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
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    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
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    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
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    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
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    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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    1. Darryl says:

      Bendigo windows rattled bed shook felt like train going past lasted 10 to 15 sec

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