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Latest quakes in or near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 3.7 Earthquake Australia: Mount Barker, SA
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Mag. 2.1 earthquake Mount Barker, Adelaide, South Australia - Nov 27, 2023 -
Strongest since 2022Mag. 3.8 Salisbury, Adelaide, South Australia - Aug 22, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 11:41 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Adelaide, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Adelaide in the past 24 hours.
Since 2022, Adelaide has had 8 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.8:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 6 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.1 Earthquake Mount Barker, Australia, 43 km SE of Adelaide CBD, Adelaide, South Australia -
Strongest: Mag. 3.8 Earthquake Near Adelaide CBD, South Australia, Australia -
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Latest quakes in or near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - list, stats and map
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Nov 27, 2023 08:15 pm (Adelaide)
Nov 27, 2023 10:45 GMT
2.1

2.6 km
40 km (25 mi) to the SE Mount Barker, Australia, 43 km southeast of Adelaide CBD, Adelaide, South Australia 2 reportsInfo
Monday, August 21, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 22, 2023 01:00 am (Adelaide)
Aug 21, 2023 15:30 GMT
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10 km (6.2 mi) to the N Near Adelaide CBD, South Australia, Australia (unconfirmed) 9 reportsInfo
Saturday, July 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 29, 2023 02:48 pm (Adelaide)
Jul 29, 2023 05:18 GMT
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22 km (14 mi) to the SE Near Two Wells, South Australia, Australia (unconfirmed) 51 reportsInfo
Thursday, July 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 27, 2023 10:48 pm (Adelaide)
Jul 27, 2023 13:18 GMT
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25 km (16 mi) to the E Near Adelaide CBD, South Australia, Australia (unconfirmed) 14 reportsInfo
Friday, June 2, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 2, 2023 10:33 am (Adelaide)
Jun 2, 2023 01:03 GMT
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10 km (6.2 mi) to the N Near Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia (unconfirmed) 6 reportsInfo
Monday, May 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 1, 2023 05:42 pm (Adelaide)
May 1, 2023 08:12 GMT
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28 km (17 mi) to the N Near Nuriootpa, South Australia, Australia (unconfirmed) 7 reportsInfo
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 26, 2023 11:04 am (Adelaide)
Apr 26, 2023 01:34 GMT
1.9

6.2 km
27 km (17 mi) to the SE Australia: Mount Barker, SA Info
Thursday, April 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 6, 2023 09:52 pm (GMT +9:30)
Apr 6, 2023 12:22 GMT
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11 km (6.8 mi) to the S Near Adelaide CBD, South Australia, Australia (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Sunday, April 2, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 2, 2023 12:16 pm (Adelaide)
Apr 2, 2023 02:46 GMT
2.9

10 km
27 km (17 mi) to the SE Australia: Mount Barker, SA 306 reportsInfo
Friday, December 30, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 30, 2022 05:46 pm (Adelaide)
Dec 30, 2022 08:16 GMT
2.8

10.3 km
26 km (16 mi) to the S Australia: Adelaide, SA 156 reportsInfo
Monday, December 12, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 13, 2022 04:40 am (Adelaide)
Dec 12, 2022 19:10 GMT
2.2

4.4 km
28 km (17 mi) to the SE Australia: Mount Barker, SA 10 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.7 x 1011 joules (46.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 40.2 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 1.9 quakes on average per year in or near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia:
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 0.28 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.6 years)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1.19 quakes per year
Adelaide 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. No earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher are known to have occurred in or near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia over the past 54 years. This does not mean that they cannot occur, but if any suggests that quakes of this strength are extremely rare.

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