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Geoscience Australia Earthquake Catalogue

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

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Parametric dataset of earthquakes in the Australian region, with magnitudes greater than 2.5. Includes records of instrumentally recorded earthquakes and explosions, and earthquake parameters inferred from historic documents. Threshold magnitude of completeness varies spatially and temporally. Value: This data has historic value, and is used in assessment of earthquake hazard, risk and potential impacts from future events. Scope: A catalogue of known historical earthquakes in Australia and adjacent regions.

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Title Geoscience Australia Earthquake Catalogue
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/650a158b-1915-40da-8f63-22e3be6337f0
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 07/01/2021
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -9.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Geoscience Australia Earthquake Catalogue". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/geoscience-australia-earthquake-catalogue