Display event dates and times using this time zone. A deep earthquake in the Banda Sea shook parts of Indonesia, East Timor and Australia. A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near to Indonesia's Tanimbar islands in Banda Sea Monday, with tremors being felt as far away as northern Australia. Australia records at least one magnitude 5 earthquake every year and a magnitude 6 approximately every ten years. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake was reported Saturday evening at 10:39 p.m. Pacific time off the northwest coast of Australia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Australia earthquake latest breaking news and updates, information, look at maps, watch videos and view photos and more. July 15, 2019 by Armand Vervaeck. Felt from Broome to Halls Creek and Kununurra. Time Zone. 2019-08-01 23:03:58 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 10 km depth Broome, Western Australia, Australia 4.9 magnitude earthquake 2019-08-01 23:03:58 UTC at 23:03 August 01, 2019 UTC — Geoscience Australia (@GeoscienceAus) January 17, 2019 A 1.7 magnitude aftershock was also recorded 12 minutes later at 10:17AM, approximately 2km east of the original quake. The giant tremor did not cause a tsunami and there were no initial reports of major damage or injury. A meeting of Australian Seismologists was held on the Friday morning at the conference venue, outlining the current state of earthquake monitoring and projects in Australia by the main organisations working in the field. There were also 177177 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel. Have you felt the shaking? Possible clustering in space and time of aftershocks of the ML 5.7 Lake Muir earthquake, southwest Australia, 16 September 2018 . Keen to improve the way earthquakes are perceived and treated by designers, McBean joined the Standards Australia Committees for both AS1170.4, Earthquake Actions in Australia, and AS3600, Concrete Structures, and served as President of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society from 2016 to 2019. June 28, 2019 by Armand Vervaeck. In eastern Australia, earthquakes occur to depths of about 20 km. Felt over a wide area. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported 32km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. To receive browser notifications toggle the option below, read more. Less than 5 km are regarded as shallow, while those at depths greater than 15 km are deep. Earthquakes in Australia today. Using our EQ Report iOS or Android … People in Australia are surprised to learn that hundreds of earthquakes occur below our feet every year. 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocks Western Australia The quake hit about 12.30am local time and could be felt more than 100 kilometres away. David Love – Seismological Association of Australia, Adelaide, South Australia Seismicity in 2019 in the Great Southern region of Western Australia (Paper 69) User Time Zone . Geoscience Australia said 73 people had reported feeling the quake between Airlie Beach and Mackay, with the earthquake epicentre offshore from Queensland in the Coral Sea. If Yes, tell us by using the I FELT IT form behind the earthquake or at the bottom of this page. Minor earthquake - Western Australia - July 14, 2019. Earthquakes occur in the outer crust where rocks are cold enough to be brittle. Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 shakes East Timor, Australia Sunday 7 July 2019 - 8:00pm A destroyed road is seen in Balaroa neighbourhood hit by an earthquake … The earthquake occured Thursday 1st August 2019 01:22 GMT and struck at a depth of 10 kilometers. Have you felt the shaking? Western Australia: Collier Bay 1997-08-10 6.3 M w: No major damage. During 2019, there were 1 quake of magnitude 8.0, 9 quakes between 7.0 and 8.0, 133 quakes between 6.0 and 7.0, 1816 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, 11022 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 26534 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 66221 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. Enable notifications in … Moderate earthquake - Queensland, Australia - June 28, 2019. Notifications blocked. All information you need to know about Australia. UTC-08:00 UTC . Strongest earthquake recorded in Australia since the 1988 Tennant Creek earthquake. If Yes, tell us by using the I FELT IT form behind the earthquake or at the bottom of this page. moderate earthquake shakes near Tennant Creek, Australia. Despite this, we are not immune to large earthquakes. Earthquake Depths in Australia. Desktop Notifications . At some depth the temperature is high enough for the rocks to react to stress by plastic flow. South Australia: Burra: 1997-03-05 5.0 No major damage. The majority are too small to feel, let alone cause any damage. Notifications. Western Australia 1:55pm Oct 13, 2018 Magnitude Location; 4,6: Earthquake117km NE of Macquarie Island, Australia (05/03/2019 01:46:13 UTC -) 5,9: Earthquake125km NNE of Macquarie Island, Australia (01/03/2019 01:02:12 UTC -) 5,55: Earthquake Ocean Beach (28.45km away [17.68 miles]) (01/03/2019 01:02:10 UTC -) 4,4: Earthquake181km NNE of Macquarie Island, Australia Search Earthquake Catalog . 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