Biggest Earthquakes Near Australia
Australia has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 0 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 13 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Australia:
Tual, Maluku, Indonesia
8.5 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1938-02-01 19:04:22 UTC
      
      at 19:04 
February 01, 1938 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -5.045, 131.614
        
        144.2 km from
  Tual
    (90.2 miles)
    
Depth: 25 km
Lospalos, Lautém, East Timor
8.1 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1963-11-04 01:17:09 UTC
      
      at 01:17 
November 04, 1963 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -6.843, 129.684
        
        349.2 km from
  Lospalos
    (216.2 miles)
    
Depth: 65 km
Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
8.0 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1906-09-14 16:04:43 UTC
      
      at 16:04 
September 14, 1906 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -6.249, 147.281
        
        61.2 km from
  Lae
    (38.2 miles)
    
Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 35 km
Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
7.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1992-12-12 05:29:26 UTC
      
      at 05:29 
December 12, 1992 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -8.48, 121.896
        
        37.2 km from
  Maumere
    (23.2 miles)
    
Depth: 27 km
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea
7.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1935-09-20 01:46:43 UTC
      
      at 01:46 
September 20, 1935 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -3.824, 141.416
        
        128.2 km from
  Aitape
    (79.2 miles)
    
Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 30 km
Abepura, Papua, Indonesia
7.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1971-01-10 07:17:05 UTC
      
      at 07:17 
January 10, 1971 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -3.184, 139.722
        
        120.2 km from
  Abepura
    (74.2 miles)
    
Depth: 30 km
Lospalos, Lautém, East Timor
7.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1950-11-02 15:28:15 UTC
      
      at 15:28 
November 02, 1950 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -6.823, 129.183
        
        304.2 km from
  Lospalos
    (189.2 miles)
    
Depth: 199 km
Finschhafen, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
7.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1938-05-12 15:39:06 UTC
      
      at 15:39 
May 12, 1938 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -6.154, 147.634
        
        55.2 km from
  Finschhafen
    (34.2 miles)
    
Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 35 km
Tual, Maluku, Indonesia
7.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1943-11-06 08:31:41 UTC
      
      at 08:31 
November 06, 1943 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -5.602, 134.015
        
        135.2 km from
  Tual
    (84.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Nabire, Papua, Indonesia
7.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1916-01-13 08:20:32 UTC
      
      at 08:20 
January 13, 1916 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -3.987, 138.011
        
        287.2 km from
  Nabire
    (178.2 miles)
    
Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia
Depth: 35 km
Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
6.9 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1922-01-19 21:59:04 UTC
      
      at 21:59 
January 19, 1922 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -7.629, 141.173
        
        130.2 km from
  Morehead
    (80.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
6.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1988-01-22 12:04:57 UTC
      
      at 12:04 
January 22, 1988 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -19.829, 133.882
        
        37.2 km from
  Tennant Creek
    (23.2 miles)
    
Depth: 5 km
Broome, Western Australia, Australia
6.6 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2019-07-14 05:39:24 UTC
      
      at 05:39 
July 14, 2019 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -18.202, 120.337
        
        203.2 km from
  Broome
    (126.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Cunderdin, Western Australia, Australia
6.5 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1968-10-14 02:58:52 UTC
      
      at 02:58 
October 14, 1968 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -31.566, 117.071
        
        18.2 km from
  Cunderdin
    (11.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Derby, Western Australia, Australia
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1997-08-10 09:20:30 UTC
      
      at 09:20 
August 10, 1997 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -16.013, 124.329
        
        161.2 km from
  Derby
    (100.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1988-01-22 03:57:25 UTC
      
      at 03:57 
January 22, 1988 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -19.798, 133.91
        
        33.2 km from
  Tennant Creek
    (20.2 miles)
    
Depth: 5 km
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1988-01-22 00:35:58 UTC
      
      at 00:35 
January 22, 1988 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -19.847, 133.803
        
        46.2 km from
  Tennant Creek
    (28.2 miles)
    
Depth: 5 km
Melville, Western Australia, Australia
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1941-04-29 01:35:38 UTC
      
      at 01:35 
April 29, 1941 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -26.914, 116.25
        
        148.2 km from
  Melville
    (92.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Innamincka, South Australia, Australia
6.3 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1941-06-27 07:55:55 UTC
      
      at 07:55 
June 27, 1941 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -25.936, 137.478
        
        378.2 km from
  Innamincka
    (235.2 miles)
    
Depth: 15 km
Kerema, Gulf, Papua New Guinea
6.2 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1924-12-09 11:53:06 UTC
      
      at 11:53 
December 09, 1924 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -8.841, 145.197
        
        116.2 km from
  Kerema
    (72.2 miles)
    
Near S Coast Of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 15 km
Wongan Hills, Western Australia, Australia
6.1 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1979-06-02 09:47:58 UTC
      
      at 09:47 
June 02, 1979 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -30.812, 117.179
        
        44.2 km from
  Wongan Hills
    (27.2 miles)
    
Depth: 6 km
Broome, Western Australia, Australia
5.9 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1979-04-23 05:45:10 UTC
      
      at 05:45 
April 23, 1979 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -16.535, 120.175
        
        269.2 km from
  Broome
    (167.2 miles)
    
Depth: 33 km
Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
5.9 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2021-09-21 23:15:53 UTC
      
      at 23:15 
September 21, 2021 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -37.486, 146.347
        
        54.2 km from
  Mansfield
    (33.2 miles)
    
Depth: 12 km
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
5.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1989-05-28 02:55:19 UTC
      
      at 02:55 
May 28, 1989 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -25.053, 130.781
        
        348.2 km from
  Alice Springs
    (216.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia
5.8 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2018-12-16 14:26:19 UTC
      
      at 14:26 
December 16, 2018 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -23.327, 112.485
        
        206.2 km from
  Carnarvon
    (128.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1986-03-30 08:53:53 UTC
      
      at 08:53 
March 30, 1986 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -26.194, 132.767
        
        298.2 km from
  Alice Springs
    (185.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1972-08-28 02:18:54 UTC
      
      at 02:18 
August 28, 1972 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -25.002, 136.348
        
        288.2 km from
  Alice Springs
    (179.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Wongan Hills, Western Australia, Australia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1970-03-10 17:15:11 UTC
      
      at 17:15 
March 10, 1970 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -31.077, 116.567
        
        25.2 km from
  Wongan Hills
    (15.2 miles)
    
Depth: 10 km
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
5.7 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        2016-08-18 04:30:08 UTC
      
      at 04:30 
August 18, 2016 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -19.859, 148.726
        
        52.2 km from
  Bowen
    (32.2 miles)
    
Depth: 7 km
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
5.6 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1988-01-29 10:19:30 UTC
      
      at 10:19 
January 29, 1988 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -20.003, 133.745
        
        60.2 km from
  Tennant Creek
    (37.2 miles)
    
Depth: 5 km