Recent West Australian earthquakes

This page contains information on recent earthquakes in Western Australia.It is not complete, but lists the most significant events. The earthquake locations were provided by Geoscience Australia.

People who feel a tremor in Western Australia (or elsewhere) are requested to report this on the Earthquake Report Form.

For a list of recent Australian earthquakes, follow this link.

West Australian Seismicity, 2008

Earthquakes of mag 3.5 and above

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SEISMICITY, 2007

Earthquakes of Mag 3.5 & above

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SEISMICITY, 2006

(complete only for events of magnitude 3.5 and above)

Earthquake NW of Meekatharra, 6 June 2006

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West Australian seismicity - 2005

In 2005, the largest earthquakes in Western Australia were NW of Marble Bar (22 Mar, mag 4.4), east of Port Hedland (18 May, mag 4.6), west of Burakin ( 12 June, mag 4.5). The event at Burakin represents a continuation of activity in the area, which reached a peak approximately four years ago. The event east of Port Hedland was felt widely in the region.

The region around Cadoux has continued to be very active seismically, with significant earthquake swarms north of Koorda (principally late May), north of Kalannie ( principally late September), and north of Beacon.

WEST AUSTRALIAN EARTHQUAKES 2005, Jan01 - Sep 22 (magnitude 3.0 & above)

Earthquakes in the northern Wheatbelt, 2005

3.0 - 3.9 Mauve; 4.0 -4.4 Blue; 4.5 - 4.9, Red

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Larger West Australian Earthquakes, 2005

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DATA FOR 2004 AND EARLIER

Earthquakes in the northern wheatbelt, 2004 ( 01 Jan to 01 Dec )

WEST AUSTRALIAN EARTHQUAKES,  2004 (Jan 01 - Oct 11)

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MAP OF WEST AUSTRALIAN EARTHQUAKES, 1997 - mar 2004

BLUE - 1997 - 2000      RED  - 2001 - Mar 2004

The most significant seismicity in WA of recent times was the major earthquake swarm at Burakin, approximately 200 km NE of Perth, in 2001 and 2002. Several earthquakes over magnitude 5 occurred, as well as many thousands of smaller events. Click on the link to the left for more information on this swarm

EARTHQUAKES OF PREVIOUS YEARS

These lists are not complete, but contain only the most significant events. For more compete information, refer to Geoscience Australia (www.ga.gov.au)

2000

2001

2002

2003
2003
TIME
LONG
LAT
MAG
LOCATION
24 Mar 2003
1150
117.1
-31.7
4.0
Meckering
31 May 2003
0316
115.589
-26.122
3.7
Mt. Rebecca
04 Jun 2003
2004
115.269
-33.552
2.7
Busselton
18 Jul 2003
2008
116.547
-31.172
2.8
Bolgart
05 Dec 2003
2226
126.745
-18.225
4.8
Fitzroy Crossing
24 Dec 2003
2048
111.585
-26.703
3.8
Indian Ocean

Western Australian earthquakes in 2004

The largest event of the year was a magnitude 4.4 event north of Kalannie, in the south west seismic zone. This event was about 30 km east of the 1979 Mag 6.1 Cadoux earthquake. It has been followed by many smaller events, and some not-so-small. The largest aftershock was a magnitude 3.5 event on 3 Jan 2005.

A magnitude 5.4 event occurred near Mt. Redvers on 11 Feb 2004, which was in the Northern Territory, but very close to the Western Australian border. This was the largest event in Australia for some years