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Latest quakes in Western Australia - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake Australia: Denham, WA
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Mag. 2.0 earthquake Australia, Port Hedland, Western Australia - Jan 29, 2024 -
Strongest since 2022Mag. 4.3 Australia: Derby, WA - Nov 21, 2022 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 09:39 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in Western Australia in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in Western Australia, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in Western Australia in the past 24 hours.
Since 2022, Western Australia has had 15 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 10 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 4 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 2.0 Earthquake Australia, 13 km E of Port Hedland, Port Hedland, Western Australia -
Strongest: Mag. 4.3 Earthquake Australia: Derby, WA -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2022, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (17 quakes):
Latest quakes in Western Australia - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
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Jan 29, 10:12 pm (Perth)
Jan 29, 14:12 GMT
2.0

1.9 km
22 km (14 mi) to the NW Australia, 13 km east of Port Hedland, Port Hedland, Western Australia 4 reportsInfo
Saturday, January 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 28, 04:55 am (Perth)
Jan 27, 20:55 GMT
2.6

5 km
34 km (21 mi) to the S Australia, 47 km west of Esperance, Esperance Shire, Western Australia 1 reportInfo
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 24, 12:39 am (GMT +0)
Jan 24, 00:39 GMT
3.4

10 km
13 km (8.1 mi) to the W SE of Exmouth, WA Info
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 10, 11:08 am (Perth)
Jan 10, 03:08 GMT
3.3

10 km
14 km (8.7 mi) to the W NW of Carnarvon, WA Info
Friday, November 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 25, 2023 01:05 am (Perth)
Nov 24, 2023 17:05 GMT
2.9

10 km
12 km (7.5 mi) to the W Near Exmouth, WA Info
Sunday, November 5, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 6, 2023 03:16 am (Perth)
Nov 5, 2023 19:16 GMT
3.0

9.8 km
36 km (22 mi) to the NW Australia: SE of Mardie, WA Info
Friday, November 3, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 4, 2023 04:05 am (Perth)
Nov 3, 2023 20:05 GMT
3.2

7.6 km
39 km (24 mi) to the NW Australia: Dampier, WA 1 reportInfo
Monday, July 31, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 31, 2023 04:40 pm (Perth)
Jul 31, 2023 08:40 GMT
2.3

10 km
27 km (17 mi) to the NW Australia: Port Hedland, WA 9 reportsInfo
Friday, May 26, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 26, 2023 11:35 pm (Perth)
May 26, 2023 15:35 GMT
3.4

10 km
13 km (8.1 mi) to the N Australia: Derby, WA Info
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 16, 2023 11:49 am (Perth)
May 16, 2023 03:49 GMT
3.3

10 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the W Australia: Denham, WA 25 reportsInfo
Thursday, April 13, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 13, 2023 09:14 am (Perth)
Apr 13, 2023 01:14 GMT
2.4

10 km
43 km (27 mi) to the W Australia: Exmouth, WA 1 reportInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.3 x 1011 joules (63.7 megawatt hours, equivalent to 54.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7.9 quakes on average per year in Western Australia:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.9 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.33 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 3.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 4.9 quakes per year
Western Australia has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, Western Australia has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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