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Yes, earthquakes happen in Australia - are we prepared?

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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People in Australia are surprised to learn that hundreds of earthquakes occur below our feet every year. The majority are too small to feel, let alone cause any damage. Despite this, we are not immune to large earthquakes.

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Title Yes, earthquakes happen in Australia - are we prepared?
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/87c8bdc1-067d-46b8-af4b-f782c0b76730
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 04/05/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Yes, earthquakes happen in Australia - are we prepared?". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/yes-earthquakes-happen-in-australia-are-we-prepared