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2024 October 1 @ 3:01am AEST, S of Barraba NSW Magnitude 3.2
This earthquake was recorded approximately 13 kilometres south of the small town of Barraba in northern NSW, and approximately 242 kilometres west of Coffs Harbour, NSW. This earthquake woke up and was reported felt by a small number of residents in the local area.
2024 September 27 @ 12:14pm AEST, Worndoo VIC Magnitude 3.0
This earthquake was recorded approximately 3 kilometres northwest of the township of Worndoo, and approximately 192 kilometres west of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was reported felt by a small number of residents in the vicinity of the earthquake.
2024 September 26 @ 12:42pm AEST, Dalton NSW Magnitude 3.1
This earthquake was recorded approximately 5 kilometres south-southwest of the small town of Dalton, and approximately 58 kilometres north of Canberra, ACT. This earthquake was felt by a number of residents in Dalton and surrounding areas, including the towns of Yass and Gunning. Twelve small aftershocks have since been recorded thus far.
2024 September 16 @ 5:09pm ACST, Gladstone SA Magnitude 3.5
This earthquake was recorded approximately 4 kilometres southwest of the small town of Gladstone, and approximately 184 kilometres north of Adelaide, SA. This earthquake was felt by a number of residents in Gladstone and in the surrounding small towns in the area, including Crystal Brook, Laura, Georgetown and Jamestown. Two small aftershocks have since been recorded.
2024 September 8 @ 11:56pm AEST, ESE of Strathbogie VIC Magnitude 3.5
This earthquake was recorded approximately 6 kilometres south of the township of Strathbogie, and approximately 128 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt by many residents in the local area, including some residents in the large population centers of Shepparton, Wangaratta, Seymour and Mansfield. One small foreshock was recorded approximately three hours before this event, to go with one small aftershock that was recorded approximately 24 hours after this event.
2024 September 7 @ 5:58am AEST, Muswellbrook NSW Magnitude 4.6
This is the third strong earthquake to occur in the Muswellbrook region since the magnitude 4.8 earthquake on August 23. Over 50 earthquakes have now been recorded with four others (aside from the three events mentioned on this page) being recorded at magnitude 3 or above and been felt by local residents.
2024 August 29 @ 5:09am AEST, SW of Tarrington VIC Magnitude 2.6
This earthquake was recorded approximately 10 kilometres south of the large town of Hamilton, and approximately 258 kilometres west of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt by some residents in the local area and was the largest of 11 earthquakes that have located in the vicinity during August.
2024 August 26 @ 7:54pm AEST, W of Fish Creek VIC Magnitude 3.0
This earthquake was recorded approximately 8 kilometres west of the township of Fish Creek, and approximately 133 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt by many residents in the local southern Gippsland region surrounding the earthquake.
2024 August 25 @ 8:41pm AEST, Off Warneet VIC Magnitude 2.2
This small earthquake occurred just off the village of Warneet in Western Port Bay, approximately 57 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt by some residents in the local area.
2024 August 24 @ 4:31pm AEST, Muswellbrook NSW Magnitude 4.6
The day after the 4.8 event, another strong earthquake hit the Muswellbrook area in the region of the Mount Arthur Coal Mine. This earthquake like the previous one was felt strongly by local residents in the area, and was felt by residents as far away a suburban Sydney.
2024 August 23 @ 12:01pm AEST, Muswellbrook NSW Magnitude 4.8
This earthquake was recorded near the town of Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley, approximately 107 kilometres northwest of Newcastle, and approximately 174 kilometres north of Sydney. This earthquake has been strongly felt in the region causing some minor damage locally, and being felt up to 300km away from the epicentre; which includes large regional centres of Tamworth and Dubbo to the north and west respectively, as well as the entire metropolitan Sydney and Wollongong area.
2024 August 19 @ 2:05am AWST, ESE of Wyalkatchem WA Magnitude 4.5
This small earthquake occurred approximately 28 kilometres east-southeast of the small town of Wyalkatchem in WA’s wheatbelt region, and approximately 186 kilometres east-northeast of Perth, WA. This earthquake woke up was felt by a number of residents in the region, including residents in the outer suburbs of Perth. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was recorded approximately 28 minutes later that was also strongly felt by a number of residents in the local area.
2024 August 16 @ 10:52am AEST, Anakie VIC Magnitude 2.3
This small earthquake occurred near the township of Anakie, approximately 23 kilometres north-northwest of Geelong, and approximately 63 kilometres west-southwest of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt by a number of residents in the local area, including residents in the northern outskirts of suburban Geelong.
2024 August 8 @ 6:30am AEST, Fosterville Gold Mine VIC Magnitude 2.5
This earthquake was recorded near the Fosterville Gold Mine, approximately 22 kilometres east-northeast of Bendigo; and 132 kilometres north-northwest of Melbourne, VIC. This event was confirmed by mine staff to be a mine induced seismic event and was felt by some residents in the local area nearby to the mine.
2024 August 7 @ 11:09am ACST, SW of Mount Mary SA Magnitude 2.8
This earthquake was recorded approximately 7 kilometres southwest of the township of Mount Mary, and approximately 113 kilometres northeast of Adelaide, SA. This earthquake was reported felt by some residents in Mount Mary, the nearby small town of Eudunda and surrounding rural areas.
2024 August 7 @ 3:48am AEST, NE of Woods Point VIC Magnitude 4.2
This earthquake occurred approximately 15 kilometres northeast of Woods Point, and approximately 131 kilometres east-northeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake woke up and was felt by many residents in the region, including many residents in metropolitan Melbourne and large regional centres of Albury/Wodonga, Bairnsdale and the Latrobe Valley. Over 1600 earthquakes have now been recorded in the area since the September 2021 magnitude 5.8 earthquake.
2024 July 15 @ 12:14pm ACST, Lake Eyre South SA Magnitude 2.8
This earthquake was recorded on the salt flats of Lake Eyre South in central South Australia, approximately 637 kilometres north-northwest of Adelaide, SA.
2024 July 12 @ 1:54pm AEST, Fosterville Gold Mine VIC Magnitude 2.6
This earthquake was recorded near the Fosterville Gold Mine, approximately 21 kilometres east-northeast of Bendigo; and 128 kilometres north-northwest of Melbourne, VIC. This event was confirmed by mine staff to be a mine induced seismic event and was felt by some residents in the local area nearby to the mine.
2024 July 1 @ 3:55am AEST, Gembrook VIC Magnitude 2.0
This earthquake was recorded on the outskirts of metropolitan Melbourne close to the small town of Gembrook, and approximately 53 kilometres east-southeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake woke up and was felt by a number of residents in Gembrook and the nearby surrounding areas.
2024 June 29 @ 7:33am AEST, SSE of Monto QLD Magnitude 2.6
This earthquake was the largest of a swarm of 19 earthquakes recorded in an approximately 20 minute period approximately 30 kilometres south-southeast of the small town of Monto; and approximately 107 kilometres west of the regional centre of Bundaberg.
2024 June 8 @ 11:26pm AEST, NE of Woods Point VIC Magnitude 2.7
Another earthquake in the Woods Point area continuing on from the September 2021 event. This earthquake only being felt by local residents in the Woods Point and surrounding areas.
2024 June 6 @ 1:25pm ACST, SW of Whyalla SA Magnitude 2.9
This earthquake was recorded approximately 18 kilometres southwest of the regional centre of Whyalla, and approximately 225 kilometres northwest of Adelaide, SA. This earthquake was reported felt by a number of residents in Whyalla and surrounding satellite suburbs.
2024 May 23 @ 6:41am AEST, SW of Taralga NSW Magnitude 3.9
This earthquake occurred approximately 12 kilometres southwest of the small town of Taralga, and approximately 106 kilometres northeast of Canberra, ACT. This earthquake was felt by many residents in the region as far away as large towns of Young and Orange over 100km from the earthquake epicentre; as well as some residents in Canberra and outer suburban Wollongong and Sydney.
2024 May 13 @ 7:35am ACST, S of Burra SA Magnitude 3.0
This earthquake was recorded approximately 15 kilometres south of the small town of Burra, and approximately 129 kilometres north-northeast of Adelaide, SA. This earthquake was felt by some residents in the towns of Burra, Mintaro, Robertstown and the rural areas between these towns.
2024 May 11 @ 7:00pm AEST, NW of Oakdale NSW Magnitude 2.5
This earthquake occurred approximately 15 kilometres northwest of the small town of Oakdale in the NSW Tablelands, and approximately 74 kilometres west-southwest of Sydney, NSW. This earthquake was felt by some residents in Oakdale, Warragamba and surrounding rural areas.
2024 May 8 @ 4:45pm AEST, NNE of Licola VIC Magnitude 3.1
This earthquake was recorded approximately 16 kilometres north-northeast of the small township of Licola, and approximately 147 kilometres east of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt by some rural residents in the area, 4 small aftershocks have been recorded in the 2 days post this event.
2024 May 4 @ 8:00pm AEST, Meeniyan VIC Magnitude 2.7
This earthquake was recorded approximately 4 kilometres northwest of the small town of Meeniyan, and approximately 121 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake is the largest of 55 aftershocks that have been recorded in the area thus far since the magnitude 4.3 earthquake on February 9. This earthquake was felt by residents in Meeniyan, Leongatha and the surrounding rural areas.
2024 May 1 @ 10:40am ACST, Jamestown SA Magnitude 2.9
This earthquake was recorded in a similar location to the event on April 17 and is the largest of 31 aftershocks that have been recorded since that event. A number of those aftershocks (including this one) have been felt by residents in Jamestown and the surrounding rural areas.
2024 April 24 @ 9:13am ACST, WSW of Oodnadatta SA Magnitude 2.7
This earthquake was recorded approximately 11 kilometres west-southwest of the rural locality of Oodnadatta in northern South Australia; and approximately 455 kilometres south-southeast of Alice Springs, NT.
2024 April 17 @ 4:06pm ACST, Jamestown SA Magnitude 4.1
This earthquake was recorded approximately 4 kilometres north-northeast of Jamestown in a similar location to the earthquake on January 15th, and approximately 196 kilometres north of Adelaide, SA. This event was felt strongly by residents in Jamestown and the surrounding rural areas.
2024 April 15 @ 7:16pm ACST, Mount Barker SA Magnitude 2.5
This earthquake was recorded approximately 2 kilometres south of the Mount Barker city centre; and approximately 29 kilometres southeast of Adelaide, SA. This earthquake was felt by many residents in Mount Barker and surrounding regions, which included some residents in the south-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was recorded in a similar location back in March 2022.
2024 April 15 @ 8:00am AEST, SSE of Mount Howitt VIC Magnitude 2.9
This earthquake occurred in the Victorian alpine ranges approximately 57 kilometres east-southeast of Mansfield; and approximately 164 kilometres east-northeast of Melbourne, VIC. Two small aftershocks were recorded in the hour following this event.
2024 April 7 @ 8:47am AEST, SW of Singleton NSW Magnitude 2.8
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres southwest of the town of Singleton in the Hunter Valley, and approximately 145 kilometres north of Sydney, NSW. Three other earthquakes were recorded in a similar location, including a magnitude 2.7 earthquake approximately 4.5 hours later.
2024 April 4 @ 6:30pm ACDT, Long Plains SA Magnitude 2.5
This earthquake was recorded close to the township of Long Plains approximately 65 kilometres north-northwest of Adelaide, SA. This earthquake was reported felt by few residents of the nearby towns of Mallala and Hamley Bridge.
2024 March 28 @ 2:47pm ACDT, W of Mungeranie SA Magnitude 3.7
This earthquake was recorded approximately 50 kilometres west of the township of Mungeranie, northeast of Lake Eyre, and approximately 490 kilometres north of Port Augusta, SA.
2024 March 20 @ 3:48am AEDT, Meeniyan VIC Magnitude 2.4
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres northwest of the small town of Meeniyan, and approximately 120 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC; and is likely an aftershock of the February 9th magnitude 4.3 earthquake. This event woke and was felt by some residents in Meeniyan and nearby Leongatha and Koonwarra.
2024 March 20 @ 9:07pm AEDT, NE of Woods Point VIC Magnitude 3.2
This earthquake occurred approximately 13 kilometres northeast of Woods Point, and approximately 129 kilometres east-northeast of Melbourne, VIC. Over 1600 earthquakes have now been recorded in the area since the September 2021 earthquake, this event only being felt by local residents in Woods Point, Jamieson and other nearby areas.
2024 March 9 @ 12:39pm ACDT, Laura SA Magnitude 2.8
This earthquake was recorded very close to the small town of Laura, approximately 27 kilometres east of Port Pirie; and approximately 196 kilometres north of Adelaide, SA. This earthquake was felt by many residents in Laura and in the nearby surrounding rural areas.
2024 March 8 @ 8:53pm AEDT, W of Warragamba NSW Magnitude 3.6
This earthquake was recorded approximately 12 kilometres west of the small locality of Warragamba and nearby Silverdale, and approximately 67 kilometres west of Sydney, NSW. This earthquake was felt by many residents throughout metropolitan Sydney including major suburbs of Penrith, Campbelltown, Blacktown and Katoomba. A magnitude 1.5 earthquake 80 minutes after this event was the largest of four aftershocks that have been recorded.
2024 March 7 @ 4:24pm AEDT, WNW of Lethbridge VIC Magnitude 2.6
This earthquake was recorded near the small town of Lethbridge, approximately 34 kilometres northwest of Geelong and approximately 80 kilometres west-southwest of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was reported felt by a number of residents in Lethbridge and surrounding areas.
2024 February 9 @ 10:09pm AEDT, N of Temora NSW Magnitude 2.8
This earthquake was recorded approximately 20 kilometres north of the large town of Temora, and approximately 185 kilometres northwest of Canberra, ACT. This earthquake was reported felt by a couple of residents in the rural area near the earthquake epicentre. This event occurred following magnitude 1.9 and 2.5 earthquakes having been recorded in a similar location in the 36 hours previous to this event.
2024 February 9 @ 7:44pm AEDT, SW of Euroa VIC Magnitude 2.5
This earthquake was recorded approximately 14 kilometres southwest of the large town of Euroa, and approximately 117 kilometres north-northeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was reported felt by a couple of local residents. Two small aftershocks were recorded in the three hours following this event.
2024 February 9 @ 12:49am AEDT, Meeniyan VIC Magnitude 4.3
This earthquake was recorded approximately 4 kilometres northwest of the small town of Meeniyan in the Gippsland region, and approximately 121 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake has been widely felt in central gippsland reaching as far as metropolitan Melbourne and surrounds.
2024 February 6 @ 12:15pm AEDT, E of Dumbalk VIC Magnitude 3.1
This earthquake was recorded approximately 8 kilometres east of the small town of Dumbalk in the Gippsland region, and approximately 134 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt by residents in the nearby local towns of Dumbalk, Foster, Meeniyan and surrounding rural areas. Two small foreshocks with magnitudes 1.5 and 1.8 were recorded in the three hours preceding this earthquake.
2024 January 16 @ 3:56am AEDT, NNE of Aberfeldy VIC Magnitude 2.4 & 2.6
Twin events were recorded in a similar location to the January 15th earthquake. This earthquake was recorded approximately 11 kilometres north-northeast of the historic town of Aberfeldy, and approximately 130 kilometres east of Melbourne, VIC. The earthquakes were recorded 13 seconds apart with the magnitude 2.6 earthquake following the magnitude 2.4 earthquake.
2024 January 15 @ 10:33pm ACDT, Jamestown SA Magnitude 3.6
This earthquake was recorded approximately 5 kilometres northeast of Jamestown, and approximately 195 kilometres north of Adelaide, SA. This event was felt moderately-strongly by residents in Jamestown and surrounding rural areas, and felt as far away as neighbouring small towns of Peterborough, Spalding, Hallett and Gladstone. A magnitude 1.7 earthquake 30 minutes after this event has been the largest aftershock recorded thus far, which was also reported felt by some close by residents.
2024 January 15 @ 9:04am AEDT, E of Benambra VIC Magnitude 2.7
This earthquake was recorded approximately 7 kilometres east of the small town of Benambra, and approximately 124 kilometres southeast of Albury/Wodonga.
2024 January 15 @ 2:04am AEDT, NNE of Aberfeldy VIC Magnitude 3.0
This earthquake was recorded approximately 10 kilometres north-northeast of the historic town of Aberfeldy, and approximately 129 kilometres east of Melbourne, VIC. This event was felt by some rural residents in the region, two small aftershocks were recorded in the minutes following this event.
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