Older Quakes

2010 December 28, Seaspray, VIC ML 3.3
0851 UTC, 147.2°E, 38.3°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, December 28, 07:51 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 25 kilometres southeast of Sale, about 200 kilometres east of Melbourne.

2010 December 8, Off Lakes Entrance, VIC ML 2.7
0910 UTC, 149.0°E, 38.2°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, December 8, 08:10 pm AEDT)
This offshore earthquake occurred approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Mallacoota, 95 kilometres southeast of Lakes Entrance.

2010 December 4, Off Fraser Is, Qld ML 3.5
0714 UTC, 153.6°E, 24.1°S, normal depth
(Saturday, December 4, 05:14 pm AEST)
This offshore earthquake occurred about 150 kilometres northeast of Hervey Bay, Queensland. It is unlikely to have been felt.

2010 December 3, Cessnock NSW ML 3.0
1424 UTC, 151.4°E, 32.8°S, normal depth
(Saturday, December 4, 01:24 am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 6 kilometres northeast of Cessnock, 30 kilometres northwest of Newcastle NSW.

2010 October 31, Young, NSW ML 2.5
0340 UTC, 148.3°E, 34.4°S, normal depth
(Sunday, October 31, 02:40 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 15 kilometres south of Young, 40 kilometres west of Boorowa, NSW.

2010 October 25, Maldon, VIC ML 2.5
0448 UTC, 144.2°E, 37.0°S, normal depth
(Monday, October 25, 03:48 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres east of Maldon, 120 kilometres northwest of Melbourne.

2010 October 22, Bathurst, NSW ML 3.4
0445 UTC, 149.6°E, 33.3°S, 5 kilometres deep
(Friday, October 22, 03:45 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres north of Bathurst, 165 kilometres west of Sydney.

2010 October 16, Walhalla, VIC ML 3.5
1407 UTC, 146.5°E, 38.0°S, 5 kilometres deep
(Sunday, October 17, 01:07 am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 25 kilometres north of Traralgon, 120 kilometres east of Melbourne.

2010 September 24, Khancoban, NSW ML 2.6
1454 UTC, 148.3°E, 36.2°S, 10 kilometres deep
(Sunday, September 25, 12:54 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 20 kilometres east of Khancoban, 120 kilometres southwest of Canberra.

2010 September 10, Southeast of Gayndah, QLD ML 2.5
2241 UTC, 150.9°E, 26.1°S, 10 kilometres deep
(Saturday, September 11, 08:41 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 90 kilometres southwest of Gayndah, 260 kilometres northwest of Brisbane, QLD.

2010 August 29, Bradford Hills, VIC ML 2.5
0152 UTC, 144.2°E, 36.9°S, 3 kilometres deep
(Sunday, August 29, 11:52 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 20 kilometres south of Bendigo, 125 kilometres northwest of Melbourne.

2010 August 19, Off Hervey Bay, QLD ML 3.0
0847 UTC, 153.6°E, 24.6°S, 10 kilometres deep
(Thursday, August 19, 10:47 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 100 kilometres northeast of Hervey Bay, 300 kilometres north of Brisbane, QLD.

2010 August 17, Biggenden, QLD ML 2.7
0327 UTC, 151.9°E, 25.5°S, 5 kilometres deep
(Tuesday, August 17, 01:27 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 25 kilometres east of Gayndah, 100 kilometres west of Hervey Bay, QLD.

2010 August 15, Blackbutt, QLD ML 2.9
0856 UTC, 152.0°E, 26.9°S, normal depth
(Sunday, August 15, 06:56 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 75 kilometres north of Toowoomba, 115 kilometres northwest of Brisbane, QLD.

2010 August 11, South of Strathgordon, TAS ML 3.9
2112 UTC, 145.8°E, 43.2°S, normal depth
(Thursday, August 12, 07:12 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 50 kilometres south of Strathgordon, 125 kilometres west of Hobart, TAS.

2010 July 16, Monto, QLD ML 2.7
0432 UTC, 151.4°E, 25.0°S, normal depth
(Friday, July 16, 02:32 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Monto, 100 kilometres west of Bundaberg, QLD.

2010 July 9, Korumburra, VIC ML 3.0
1715 UTC, 145.9°E, 38.4°S, normal depth
(Saturday, June 10, 03:15 am AEST)
This is the largest earthquake in the ongoing sequence in Korumburra for many months. The series of events began in earnest in early 2009, with two events of magnitude 4.7 occuring within two weeks of each other in March 2009, both of which were felt all across Melbourne.

2010 June 28, Great Lake, TAS ML 2.8
1905 UTC, 146.7°E, 41.8°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, June 29, 05:05 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 15 kilometres north of Great Lake, 50 kilometres southwest of Launceston, Tasmania.

2010 June 18, Cadia, NSW ML 2.6
1116 UTC, 149.0°E, 33.4°S, normal depth
(Friday, June 18, 09:16 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres north of Cadia, 50 kilometres west of Bathurst, NSW.

2010 June 5, Gulf of St Vincent, SA ML 5.0
2147 UTC, 137.5°E, 33.5°S, normal depth
(Sunday, June 6, 07:17 am ACST)
This earthquake occurred in the gulf approximately 100km south of Port Augusta, 200km northwest of Adelaide.

2010 May 31, South of Mudgee, NSW ML 2.9
1920 UTC, 149.7°E, 32.7°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, June 1, 05:20 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 12 kilometres southeast of Mudgee, 190 kilometres west of Newcastle, NSW. This event was felt at Apple Tree Flat.

2010 May 26, Axedale, VIC ML 3.2
1009 UTC, 144.7°E, 36.8°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, May 26, 08:09 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 21 kilometres east of Axedale, near Mt Camel, 120 kilometres north of Melbourne. This event was felt at Seymour, Rushworth, Puckapunyal and Knowsley.  An aftershock of magnitude 1.8 occurred at 08:21 pm AEST.

2010 May 24, Strathbogie, VIC ML 3.0
0056 UTC, 145.8°E, 36.8°S, normal depth
(Monday, May 24, 10:56 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres northeast of Strathbogie, 130 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. This event was felt at Strathbogie.

2010 April 25, Maldon, VIC ML 2.7
1305 UTC, 144.0°E, 36.9°S, 2 kilometres deep
(Sunday, April 25, 11:05 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres north of Maldon, 30 kilometres southwest of Bendigo.

2010 April 20, Kalgoorlie, WA ML 5.2
0017 UTC, 121.65°E, 30.53°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, April 20, 10:17 am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 30 kilometres to the northeast of Kalgoorlie, approximately 600 kilometres east-northeast of Perth, WA. It was felt throughout Kalgoorlie, and caused significant damage.
This location is taken from USGS.

2010 April 06, Golden Beach, VIC ML 2.9
0638 UTC, 147.4°E, 38.3°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, April 6, 04:38 pm AEST)
This earthquake was recorded approximately 65 kilometres southwest of Lakes Entrance, 35 kilometres southeast of Sale.

2010 April 03, South of Leongatha, VIC ML 3.1
1749 UTC, 145.95°E, 38.64°S, normal depth
(Sunday, April 4, 03:49 am AEST)
This earthquake was recorded approximately 15 kilometres south of Leongatha, 120 kilometres southeast of Melbourne.

2010 March 30, Port Phillip Bay, VIC ML 3.2
0808 UTC, 144.90°E, 38.09°S, 9 kilometres depth
(Tuesday, March 30, 07:08 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred in Port Phillip Bay, about 15 kilometres southwest of Beaumaris and 35 kilometres southwest of Melbourne. This event has been felt throughout the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne, as far east as Berwick and as far northwest as Diggers Rest.
Previous earthquakes recorded in this region include a magnitude ML 3.6 earthquake in Port Phillip Bay off Portsea on September 27, 1998 and a magnitude ML 3.1 recorded off St Leonards on September 22, 1977.

2010 March 13, Off Eden, NSW ML 2.7
0008 UTC, 150.73°E, 36.84°S, normal depth
(Friday, March 13, 11:08 am AEDT)
This small earthquake occurred about 80 kilometres east of Eden, off the southern coast of New South Wales.

2010 March 11, Off Port Stephens, NSW ML 3.8
1625 UTC, 152.37°E, 32.66°S, normal depth
(Friday, March 12, 3:25 am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred about 75 kilometres northeast of Newcastle, or about 170km northeast of Sydney. It has been felt at Anna Bay, Corlette, Hawks Nest, Shoal Bay and Nelson Bay.

2010 March 10, Off Ulladulla, NSW ML 3.6
0045 UTC, 151.33°E, 35.61°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, March 10, 11:45 am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 80 kilometres east of Ulladulla, 200 kilometres south of Sydney.

2010 February 28, East of Jamieson, VIC ML 2.7
0508 UTC, 146.40°E, 37.31°S, normal depth
(Sunday, February 28, 4:08 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 25 kilometres east of Jamieson, 130 kilometres northeast of Melbourne.

2010 February 23, South of Wee Jasper, NSW ML 2.7
0245 UTC, 148.67°E, 35.19°S, 4  kilometres deep
(Tuesday, February 23, 1:45 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 37 kilometres northwest of Canberra, ACT.

2010 February 21, Goulburn, NSW ML 3.1
1850 UTC, 149.66°E, 34.74°S, normal depth
(Sunday, February 21, 5:50 am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred near Goulburn, between Canberra and Sydney.

2010 February 15, NE of Brisbane, QLD ML 2.6
1938 UTC, 154.46°E, 26.36°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, February 16, 5:38 am AEST)
This small offshore earthquake occurred approximately 150 kilometres east of Noosa Heads.

2010 February 3, Lake Eyre, SA ML 3.6
0502 UTC, 138.1°E, 28.09°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, February 3, 03:32 pm ACDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 800km north of Adelaide.

2010 January 22, South of Gladstone, QLD ML 2.6
1301 UTC, 151.5°E, 24.47°S, normal depth
(Friday, January 22, 11:01 pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 60 kilometres south of Gladstone, QLD.

2010 January 08, Eaglevale, VIC ML 3.0
1424 UTC, 147.00°E, 37.40°S, normal depth
(Saturday, January 09, 01:24 am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres south of Eaglevale, 100 kilometres northwest of Lakes Entrance and was felt in Eaglevale.

2010 January 08, Off Three Hummock Island, TAS ML 2.6
0828 UTC, 145.15°E, 40.51°S, normal depth
(Friday, January 08, 07:28 pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 24 kilometres east of Three Hummock Island, 35 kilometres north of Smithton, Tasmania.