Australia is a long way from the tectonic plate boundaries where most earthquakes happen – but we can’t escape the forces ...

With Australia's most significant earthquake disaster occurring more than 35 years ago, many people consider quakes to be quite rare in Australia. But it turns out they're more common than you'd think ...

On August 16, 2025, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Queensland, Australia, sending ripples of concern through the region. The quake, which occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, was felt across ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck near the east coast of Australia early Saturday, the European Mediterranean ...

Earthquakes are primarily caused by movements in the Earth's crust, generating sound waves that propagate through the Earth. According to Derrick Hasterok, a lecturer in earth sciences at the ...

Queenslanders are being warned to brace for aftershocks after millions were rocked by the largest onshore earthquake in 50 ...

A large earthquake has struck the Australian state of Queensland. Geoscience Australia measured the quake at magnitude 5.6, ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near the east coast of Australia on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological ...

Strong aftershocks are still possible in the wake of the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Queensland at the weekend.

There was no threat of tsunami to Queensland, Australia's weather forecaster said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near the east coast of Australia on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.