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| Magnitude | UTC | Sydney time | Latitude | Longitude | Depth (km) | Source | Approximate location | Significant | Solution finalised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 14 August 1996 @ 09:29:07 | 14 August 1996 @ 19:29:07 | -30.121 | 143.538 | 5 | "The Range" N.S.W. | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.1 | 13 August 1996 @ 04:30:10 | 13 August 1996 @ 14:30:10 | -30.080 | 143.519 | 2 | The epicentre was about 80 km north of Whitecliffs in western NSW. It was felt strongly at nearby homesteads such as 'The Range' and as far as Bourke. A number of aftershocks were recorded and a field party of Malcolm Somerville and Tony Corke installed 5 seismographs in the epicentral region on the following weekend. | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.3 | 06 August 1994 @ 11:03:51 | 06 August 1994 @ 21:03:51 | -32.924 | 151.288 | 2 | Ellalong, NSW. This was the largest earthquake in Australia in 1994. The total damage bill is in excess of $40M. | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.7 | 27 December 1989 @ 23:26:57 | 28 December 1989 @ 10:26:57 | -32.946 | 151.607 | 11 | Newcastle NSW. MD 5.5 (CNB). 13 people killed, more than 100 injured and estimated 1.1 billion U.S. dollars damage I=VIII MM caused in the Newcastle area. Damage occurred as far away as Liverpool, Scone and Gladstone. Felt in a 200,000 sq.km. area of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory from Albury and Cooma to Coffs Harbour and Inverell and as far west as Narromine. Also felt by people in high-rise buildings in Gold Coast and Melbourne. Believed to be the first earthquake in Australian history that has caused deaths. | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.5 | 09 March 1973 @ 19:09:14 | 10 March 1973 @ 05:09:14 | -34.170 | 150.320 | 21 | Picton NSW | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.0 | 31 December 1968 @ 16:08:33 | 01 January 1969 @ 02:08:33 | -31.040 | 149.260 | 0 | Oxley Basin NSW | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.8 | 21 May 1961 @ 21:40:03 | 22 May 1961 @ 07:40:03 | -34.547 | 150.503 | 19 | Bowral NSW | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.3 | 16 May 1961 @ 06:52:47 | 16 May 1961 @ 16:52:47 | -30.850 | 147.270 | 0 | Coonamble Basin NSW | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.3 | 18 May 1959 @ 06:12:59 | 18 May 1959 @ 16:12:59 | -36.218 | 148.640 | 15 | Bolt (1993) reported feeling this earthquake in Coogee, a Sydney NSW suburb, whilst sitting quietly in his study (he remembered incorectly that the month was September). A stone meat shed at Rocky Plains was cracked during the earthquake. | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.5 | 10 March 1949 @ 22:30:33 | 11 March 1949 @ 08:30:33 | -34.740 | 149.200 | 0 | Dalton, Gunning in the Eastern Highlands NSW | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.6 | 18 November 1934 @ 21:58:41 | 19 November 1934 @ 07:58:41 | -34.800 | 149.200 | 10 | Gunning NSW | Yes | Yes | |
| 5.0 | 27 October 1930 @ 02:03:51 | 27 October 1930 @ 12:03:51 | -34.500 | 149.000 | 0 | Boorowa, Eastern Highlands NSW | Yes | Yes |
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