2012 December 31, Off Southern Tasmania, TAS ML 2.8
0815 UTC, 146.2°E, 43.8°S, normal depth
(Monday, December 31, 7:15pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred off the southern coast of Tasmania approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Port Davey, approximately 140 kilometres southwest of Hobart, TAS.
2012 December 22, Korumburra, VIC ML 2.5
0741 UTC, 145.9°E, 38.4°S, 6km deep
(Saturday, December 22, 6:41pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres northeast of Korumburra, approximately 105 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC.
2012 December 21, Tuncurry, NSW ML 3.3
1526 UTC, 152.3°E, 32.4°S, normal depth
(Saturday, December 22, 2:26am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 35 kilometres southwest of Tuncurry, approximately 85 kilometres northeast of Newcastle, NSW. A magnitude ML 2.2 foreshock was recorded approximately one minute before the main event.
2012 December 10, Banda Sea, ML 7.1
1653 UTC, 129.8°E, 6.5°S, 157km deep
(Tuesday, December 11, 2:23am ACST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 665 kilometres north of Darwin, NT. This earthquake was felt in Darwin, Jabiru and in Katherine.
2012 December 4, Mundubbera, QLD ML 4.0
2017 UTC, 151.0°E, 25.9°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, December 5, 7:17am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 50 kilometres southwest of Mundubbera, approximately 265 kilometres northwest of Brisbane, QLD.
2012 November 24, Off Smithton, TAS ML 2.5
2254 UTC, 145.0°E, 40.5°S, normal depth
(Sunday, November 25, 9:54am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 40 kilometres north of Smithton, TAS.
2012 November 24, Cadia, NSW ML 2.4
0656 UTC, 149.0°E, 33.2°S, 0km deep
(Saturday, November 24, 5:56pm AEDT)
Two earthquakes occurred in rapid succession near Cadia in Central NSW. The first event at 5:56pm of magnitude ML 2.4 was approximately 24 kilometres north of Cadia . This was followed about 20 seconds later by an event of magnitude ML 2.5, approximately 2 kilometres southwest of Cadia .
2012 October 31, Drouin, VIC ML 2.6
0835 UTC, 145.8°E, 38.2°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, October 31, 7:35pm AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres southwest of Drouin, approximately 80 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC.
2012 October 27, Moe, VIC ML 3.0
0443 UTC, 146.2°E, 38.3°S, 8km deep
(Saturday, October 27, 3:43pm AEDT)
Another aftershock in the ongoing sequence of seismic events near Moe in Victoria’s south Gippsland region, approximately 120 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC.
2012 October 17, Northeast of Broken Hill, NSW ML 3.7
1818 UTC, 142.2°E, 30.9°S, normal depth
(Thursday, October 18, 5:18am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 110 kilometres northeast of Broken Hill, approximately 555 kilometres northeast of Adelaide, SA.
2012 October 11, Rokewood, VIC ML 3.2
2247 UTC, 143.6°E, 37.9°S, normal depth
(Friday, October 12, 9:47am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 15 kilometres west of Rokewood, approximately 120 kilometres west of Melbourne, VIC. This was followed by a magnitude ML 2.5 aftershock at 10:23am (2323 UTC).
2012 October 2, Bradford Hills, VIC ML 2.6
1138 UTC, 144.1°E, 36.9°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, October 2, 9:38pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Bendigo, approximately 130 kilometres northwest of Melbourne.
2012 October 1, Off Bruny Island, TAS ML 3.1
1305 UTC, 147.2°E, 43.7°S, normal depth
(Monday, October 1, 11:05pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 40 kilometres south of Bruny Island, approximately 90 kilometres south of Hobart.
2012 September 23, Boondooma, QLD ML 3.1
1629 UTC, 151.5°E, 26.3°S, 7km deep
(Monday, September 24, 2:29am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 30 kilometres south of Boondooma, approximately 200 kilometres northwest of Brisbane.
2012 September 17, Campbelltown, NSW ML 2.6
1306 UTC, 150.8°E, 34.2°S, normal depth
(Monday, September 17, 11:06pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres south of Campbelltown, approximately 50 kilometres southwest of Sydney.
2012 September 16, South of Mallacoota, VIC ML 3.4
1557 UTC, 149.7°E, 39.3°S, normal depth
(Monday, September 17, 1:57am AEST)
This earthquake occurred about 200 kilometres off the coast of Victoria’s easternmost point. The epicentre was approximately 160 kilometres northeast of Flinders Island and approximately 200 kilometres south of Mallacoota.
2012 September 10, Off Woy Woy, NSW ML 3.5
0623 UTC, 151.8°E, 33.5°S, 15km deep
(Monday, September 10, 4:23pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred off the coast of NSW between Sydney and Newcastle. The epicentre was approximately 50 kilometres east of Woy Woy and about 60km south of Newcastle.
2012 August 21, Crookwell, NSW ML 2.6
0625 UTC, 149.2°E, 34.3°S, 1km deep
(Tuesday, August 21, 4:25pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 25 kilometres northwest of Crookwell, approximately 190 kilometres west of Sydney.
2012 August 13, Eugowra, NSW ML 2.5
0754 UTC, 148.3°E, 33.5°S, normal depth
(Monday, August 13, 5:54pm AEST)
This earthquake was located near Eugowra, a small town in central NSW where a sequence of earthquakes occurred in the late 1990’s. This earthquake is very close to a similarly sized event that occurred earlier in the day.
2012 August 12, Molong, NSW ML 2.9
1401 UTC, 148.7°E, 32.9°S, normal depth
(Monday, August 13, 00:01am AEST)
This earthquake was located about 75km south of Dubbo, near Molong, approximately 260 kilometres northeast of Sydney.
2012 July 31, South of Yarram, VIC ML 2.9
0008 UTC, 146.7°E, 38.6°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, July 31, 10:08am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres south of Yarram, approximately 175 kilometres southeast of Melbourne.
2012 July 30, Off Mallacoota, VIC ML 4.1
1725 UTC, 150.8°E, 37.9°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, July 31, 3:25am AEST)
Several earthquakes occurred about 100km off the coast of Victoria’s easternmost point. This first earthquake was followed by a magnitude 3.7 aftershock three minutes later, and a magnitude 3.0 aftershock at 5:56am.
2012 July 23, St Kilda, VIC ML 1.1
1218 UTC, 145.0°E, 37.8°S, normal depth
(Monday, July 23, 10:18pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 4 kilometres northeast of St Kilda, 6 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, VIC.
2012 July 20, Moe, VIC ML 4.2
0911 UTC, 146.2°E, 38.2°S, 13km deep
(Friday, July 20, 7:11pm AEST)
This is the largest aftershock to date following the earthquake of June 19. It was widely felt throughout the region and in parts of Melbourne over 100km away, including Wallan, Ringwood, Dandenong and Frankston. This was followed by a magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 8:00pm (2000 UTC).
2012 July 20, Moe, VIC ML 2.8
0441 UTC, 146.2°E, 38.3°S, normal depth
(Friday, July 20, 2:41pm AEST)
Another aftershock in the ongoing sequence of seismic events near Moe in Victoria’s south Gippsland region.
2012 July 18, Moe, VIC ML 2.8
0808 UTC, 146.2°E, 38.2°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, July 18, 6:08pm AEST)
Another aftershock in the ongoing sequence of seismic events near Moe, about 110 kilometres southeast of Melbourne.
2012 July 8, Moe, VIC ML 2.8
1027 UTC, 146.2°E, 38.3°S, normal depth
(Sunday, July 8, 8:27pm AEST)
Another aftershock in the ongoing sequence near Moe. Reported as being felt in Morwell and Trafalgar.
2012 June 30, Moe, VIC ML 2.9
0302 UTC, 146.3°E, 38.3°S, normal depth
(Saturday, June 20, 1:02pm AEST)
This is one of the larger aftershocks in the sequence following the widely felt earthquake of 19 June.
2012 June 22, Boorowa, NSW ML 3.9
0916 UTC, 148.7°E, 34.1°S, normal depth
(Friday, June 22, 7:16pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred in the same region as the recent magnitude 3.1 earthquake of 5 June, about 40 kilometres north of Boorowa, or about 150 kilometres north of Canberra. It has been felt in Cowra, Crookwell, Grenfell, Young, Neville & Jugiong. An aftershock of magnitude ML 2.3 occurred on June 27 at 2338 UTC (Thursday, June 28, 9:38am AEST) and was felt in Reid’s Flat.
2012 June 19, Moe, VIC ML 5.5
1053 UTC, 146.3°E, 38.3°S, 15km deep
(Tuesday, June 19, 8:53pm AEST)
A large earthquake occurred approximately 120 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, about 10km south of Moe. This earthquake was felt across Melbourne, with reports of it being felt from as far away as Deniliquin in NSW – around 330km from the epicentre. There were dozens of aftershocks in the hours following this earthquake, reducing in frequency after about 36 hours, but continuing for weeks.
2012 June 16, North of Canberra, NSW ML 2.4
1946 UTC, 149.1°E, 35.1°S, normal depth
(Sunday, June 17, 5:46am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 25 kilometres southeast of Yass, 35 kilometres north of Canberra, ACT. This earthquake was felt in the northern suburbs of Canberra, ACT.
2012 June 15, Geelong, VIC ML 2.5
1737 UTC, 144.3°E, 38.1°S, normal depth
(Saturday, June 16, 3:37am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres north of Geelong, 70 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, VIC. This earthquake was felt in the suburb of Norlane, VIC.
2012 June 8, Tamworth, NSW ML 4.5
11:31 UTC, 150.5°E, 30.8°S, normal depth
(Friday, June 8, 9:31pm AEST)
Two moderate earthquakes occurred in rapid succession about 30 kilometres northwest of Tamworth in Northern NSW. The first event at 9:31pm of magnitude 4.5 was followed a minute later by an event of magnitude 4.2. The tremors have reportedly been felt in Attunga, Bendemeer, Tamworth and Dungowan.
2012 June 5, Boorowa, NSW ML 3.1
0912 UTC, 148.8°E, 34.3°S, normal depth
(Tuesday, June 5, 7:12pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 15 kilometres northeast of Boorowa, 115 kilometres north of Canberra, ACT. An aftershock of magnitude ML 1.8 occurred at 1741 UTC (3:41am local time).
2012 June 3, Off Tarkine Coast, TAS ML 2.8
1054 UTC, 144.7°E, 41.3°S, 2km deep
(Sunday, June 3, 8:54pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 60 kilometres southwest of Smithton, 280 kilometres northwest of Hobart, TAS.
2012 May 29, Toowoomba, QLD ML 2.4
1829 UTC, 151.8°E, 27.8°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, May 30, 4:29am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 30 kilometres southwest of Toowoomba, 125 kilometres west of Brisbane, QLD.
2012 May 27, Tasman Sea, ML 4.7
0928 UTC, 154.9°E, 40.3°S, normal depth
(Sunday, May 27, 7:28pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 560 kilometres east of Flinders Island, 760 kilometres southeast of Canberra, ACT.
2012 May 25, Korumburra, VIC ML 2.5
0345 UTC, 145.9°E, 38.5°S, normal depth
(Friday, May 25, 1:45pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 4 kilometres southeast of Korumburra, 100 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC.
2012 May 18, Geeveston, TAS ML 2.6
0954 UTC, 146.9°E, 43.2°S, normal depth
(Friday, May 18, 7:54pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres southwest of Geeveston, 56 kilometres southwest of Hobart, TAS.
2012 May 2, Korumburra, VIC ML 2.7
2155 UTC, 145.9°E, 38.5°S, 9km deep
(Thursday, May 3, 7:55am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 3 kilometres southeast of Korumburra, 100 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, VIC.
2012 April 23, East of Timboon, VIC ML 2.7
0029 UTC, 143.1°E, 38.5°S, 15km deep
(Monday, April 23, 10:29am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 10 kilometres east of Timboon, 190 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, VIC.
2012 April 19, East of Tumut, NSW ML 4.0
1909 UTC, 148.7°E, 35.4°S, normal depth
(Friday, April 20, 5:09am AEST)
This earthquake occurred approximately 40 kilometres east of Tumut, 35 kilometres west of Canberra, ACT. This earthquake was felt in the suburbs of Canberra, ACT.
2012 March 24, Korumburra, VIC ML 3.4
0506 UTC, 145.8°E, 38.4°S, 9km deep
(Saturday, March 24, 4:06pm AEDT)
Another in the ongoing sequence of seismic events near Korumburra, 100 kilometres southeast of Melbourne.
2012 March 20, Off Sydney, NSW ML 2.9
1528 UTC, 151.7°E, 33.8°S, normal depth
(Monday, March 21, 02:28am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 45 kilometres east of Sydney, off the coast of New South Wales.
2012 March 11, Berridale, NSW ML 2.9
1821 UTC, 148.7°E, 36.3°S, normal depth
(Monday, March 12, 05:21am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 13 kilometres northwest of Berridale, 120 kilometres south of Canberra, ACT.
2012 February 16, Cunnamulla, QLD ML 4.2
1048 UTC, 148.0°E, 27.1°S, normal depth
(Thursday, February 16, 08:48pm AEST)
This earthquake occurred in an area surrounded by Cunnamulla, St George, Charleville and Roma in Queensland, approximately 600km west of Brisbane.
2012 January 24, Queenstown, TAS ML 3.1
1834 UTC, 145.6°E, 42.1°S, normal depth
(Wednesday, January 25, 05:34am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred at Queenstown, 165 kilometres northwest of Hobart, Tasmania.
2012 January 22, Queenstown, TAS ML 3.5
2019 UTC, 145.5°E, 42.1°S, shallow depth
(Monday, January 23, 07:19am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred at Queenstown, 165 kilometres northwest of Hobart, Tasmania.
2012 January 13, Queenstown, TAS ML 3.2
2046 UTC, 145.5°E, 42.1°S, normal depth
(Saturday, January 14, 07:46am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 5 kilometres west of Queenstown, 170 kilometres northwest of Hobart, Tasmania.
2012 January 5, Off Yeppoon, QLD ML 4.1
1405 UTC, 152.5°E, 22.0°S, normal depth
(Friday, January 6, 01:05am AEDT)
This earthquake occurred approximately 215 kilometres northeast of Yeppoon, Queensland.