Australia and region — Last 7 days

Important

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Significant earthquakes

M6.1 Near E Coast of Honshu Japan.

  • Sydney time: 18 May 15:48
  • UTC time: 18 May 05:48

M6.0 Santa Cruz Islands.

  • Sydney time: 17 May 16:43
  • UTC time: 17 May 06:43

M6.8 Northern Mariana Islands.

  • Sydney time: 14 May 10:32
  • UTC time: 14 May 00:32

M6.5 Tonga Islands.

  • Sydney time: 12 May 06:46
  • UTC time: 11 May 20:46

M5.9 Southern Iran.

  • Sydney time: 11 May 12:08
  • UTC time: 11 May 02:08

M2.3 NE of Angaston, SA.

  • Sydney time: 06 May 13:55
  • UTC time: 06 May 03:55

M3.1 Near Geelong, VIC.

  • Sydney time: 02 May 02:41
  • UTC time: 01 May 16:41

M2.7 Near Leinster, WA.

  • Sydney time: 30 April 18:23
  • UTC time: 30 April 08:23

M5.9 Azores Islands, Portugal.

  • Sydney time: 30 April 16:25
  • UTC time: 30 April 06:25

M5.5 Kermadec Islands Region.

  • Sydney time: 26 April 16:53
  • UTC time: 26 April 06:53

M5.9 New Ireland Region, PNG.

  • Sydney time: 24 April 09:14
  • UTC time: 23 April 23:14

M5.9 Guerrero, Mexico.

  • Sydney time: 22 April 11:16
  • UTC time: 22 April 01:16

M6.1 Izu Islands, Japan Region.

  • Sydney time: 21 April 13:22
  • UTC time: 21 April 03:22

M6.1 Kuril Islands.

  • Sydney time: 20 April 23:12
  • UTC time: 20 April 13:12

M5.9 Banda Sea.

  • Sydney time: 20 April 14:51
  • UTC time: 20 April 04:51

M2.6 NW of Leonora, WA.

  • Sydney time: 20 April 11:34
  • UTC time: 20 April 01:34

M7.0 Sichuan, China.

  • Sydney time: 20 April 10:02
  • UTC time: 20 April 00:02

M6.0 East of the Kuril Islands.

  • Sydney time: 20 April 05:58
  • UTC time: 19 April 19:58

M7.2 Kuril Islands.

  • Sydney time: 19 April 13:05
  • UTC time: 19 April 03:05

Key contacts

Urgent emergency assistance in Australia
Phone: 000 (Triple Zero)

Other assistance

State Emergency Service
Phone: 132 500


Tsunami information


Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre
Phone: 1300 TSUNAMI
or 1300 878 6264
Web: Visit JATWC Site


Check on someone overseas

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Within Australia: 1300 555 135
From overseas: +61 2 6261 3305


Earthquake information

Geoscience Australia

Within Australia: 1800 655 739
From overseas: +61 2 6249 9699
Email: earthquakes@ga.gov.au

About earthquakes

The effects of an earthquake depend on many factors, such as the distance from the epicentre and the local ground conditions.

Earthquake hazard

Find out about the hazards and risks that are caused by earthquakes in and around Australia.

Earthquake monitoring

Earthquakes are one of the natural hazards which Geoscience Australia monitors and assesses in order to inform risk mitigation and emergency management activities

Emergency management

Emergency Management is represented by a range of measures which have been designed for the management of risks to communities and to the environment.

Data retrieved: 18/05/2013 @ 19:03:44 (UTC)