Geoscience Australia Earthquake Catalogue: Australian events

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Country or region: Australia

One row per earthquake that Geoscience Australia (GA) locates in Australia and displays in its earthquake catalogue, from 1840 to the latest event GA has published: the origin time (UTC), the epicentre's latitude and longitude, the depth, the preferred magnitude with its type, and the local (MLa), body-wave (mb), surface-wave (ms) and moment (Mw) magnitudes where GA gives them, with the solution's quality measures, whether the event was reported felt and how many felt reports GA received, and, for events since 30 June 2026, up to four nearby places. The oldest events were placed from historic documents, and many fields are empty or 0 for them. GA revises recent events, so a row can change between releases. Events outside Australia, GA's free-text description, the individual felt reports and the events whose source names a seismograph network other than GA's own (121 on 9 October 2026) are left out.

Rows: 32,774
Last release: 2026-11-13
Observation period: 1840-03-31 to 2026-11-13
Frequency: Daily

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RowsOrdered by origin_time, earthquake_id.

Rows of ga/earthquakes, ordered by origin_time, earthquake_id
origin_timetimestamporder	earthquake_idint64order	event_idstring	latitudedecimal, degrees	longitudedecimal, degrees	depthdecimal, km	depth_uncertaintydecimal, km	preferred_magnitudedecimal, magnitude	preferred_magnitude_typestring	mladecimal, magnitude	mbdecimal, magnitude	msdecimal, magnitude	mwdecimal, magnitude	evaluation_modestring	evaluation_statusstring	sourcestring	station_countint32, stations	phase_countint32, phases	azimuthal_gapdecimal, degrees	standard_errordecimal, seconds	minimum_distancedecimal, degrees	reported_feltstring	nearby_place1string	nearby_place2string	nearby_place3string	nearby_place4string	published_versionint32	event_modification_timetimestamp
1840-03-31T06:30:00Z	1669	ga1840gjshhi	-34.90000000	138.60000000	0.00000000	null	2.7	MLa	2.7	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:49:19Z
1841-01-27T21:55:00Z	1677	ga1841bxkmbg	-32.80000000	151.60000000	10.00000000	11.60640000	4.9	MLa	4.9	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	12	12	89.52000000	130.65200000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1842-10-27T19:30:00Z	1692	ga1842veixjn	-32.60000000	151.60000000	10.00000000	null	5.3	MLa	5.3	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	13	13	125.28000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1848-09-13T06:30:00Z	1739	ga1848sckvjw	-34.90000000	138.60000000	7.00000000	null	3.0	MLa	3.0	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:47:57Z
1848-09-14T18:30:00Z	1740	ga1848sfekse	-33.70000000	138.90000000	10.00000000	null	3.6	MLa	3.6	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:49:19Z
1852-03-06T18:45:00Z	1772	ga1852eqtmqt	-34.75000000	149.62000000	5.00000000	null	4.7	MLa	4.7	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:47:57Z
1852-05-19T10:30:00Z	1774	ga1852jvyvfs	-35.20000000	138.50000000	0.00000000	null	2.7	MLa	2.7	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1853-09-15T16:30:00Z	1795	ga1853sfalhp	-32.85000000	138.11000000	11.00000000	null	4.5	MLa	4.5	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1855-02-18T22:00:00Z	1819	ga1855dlupsr	-34.35000000	138.95000000	7.00000000	null	3.8	MLa	3.8	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1855-02-23T19:00:00Z	1820	ga1855duthag	-34.35000000	138.95000000	7.00000000	null	3.1	MLa	3.1	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1856-06-24T16:50:00Z	1844	ga1856mknoji	-34.65000000	138.70000000	7.00000000	null	4.4	MLa	4.4	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1857-04-27T14:20:00Z	1857	ga1857igaten	-35.83300000	138.18000000	7.00000000	null	3.3	MLa	3.3	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1858-08-21T12:45:00Z	1872	ga1858qkvvkl	-34.56700000	139.00000000	8.00000000	null	3.7	MLa	3.7	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1858-08-21T17:45:00Z	1871	ga1858qlftxx	-34.56700000	139.00000000	8.00000000	null	3.2	MLa	3.2	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1858-08-22T09:30:00Z	1873	ga1858qmlcgk	-34.56700000	139.00000000	8.00000000	null	3.2	MLa	3.2	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1858-08-23T14:30:00Z	1874	ga1858qoqtqs	-34.56700000	139.00000000	8.00000000	null	2.7	MLa	2.7	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:49:19Z
1859-06-12T08:30:00Z	1889	ga1859lmaobl	-37.83300000	140.78300000	9.00000000	null	3.9	MLa	3.9	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:34:31Z
1859-11-21T18:50:00Z	1893	ga1859wyesxk	-40.70000000	145.20000000	0.00000000	0.67890000	5.4	MLa	5.4	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	15	16	176.89000000	1.73720000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:49:19Z
1862-12-14T20:55:00Z	1917	ga1862yooowi	-34.06700000	138.70000000	8.00000000	null	4.2	MLa	4.2	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:49:19Z
1866-08-24T12:45:00Z	1953	ga1866qqjabc	-34.88300000	138.86700000	7.00000000	null	4.1	MLa	4.1	null	null	null	null	FINL	AUST	0	0	0.00000000	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null	2012-03-06T14:49:19Z

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Fields of release rel_01M7B5PN6XFCEJV5XCWRVCV31D
Field	Type	Unit	Definition	Nullable	Access
`origin_time`Primary key	`timestamp`	None	Time the earthquake began (its origin time), in UTC; to the second or better from instrumental records, and estimated, often to the minute or the day, for events placed from historic documents	No	Range
`earthquake_id`Primary key	`int64`	None	GA's numeric identifier of the earthquake in its catalogue, stable across revisions	No	Filter
`event_id`	`string`	None	GA's event identifier, as used in its earthquake web pages and QuakeML (for example ga2026tzuypa); null for a few events placed from historic documents	Yes	Filter
`latitude`	`decimal(11,8)`	degrees	Latitude of the epicentre (WGS 84), as GA publishes it	No	Filter
`longitude`	`decimal(11,8)`	degrees	Longitude of the epicentre (WGS 84), as GA publishes it	No	Filter
`depth`	`decimal(11,8)`	km	Depth of the hypocentre below the surface, as GA publishes it; more than half of the events have a depth of exactly 0, 5 or 10 km	Yes	Filter
`depth_uncertainty`	`decimal(11,8)`	km	Uncertainty of the depth, where GA gives one	Yes	Filter
`preferred_magnitude`	`decimal(3,1)`	magnitude	The magnitude GA prefers for the event, of the type in preferred_magnitude_type	Yes	Filter
`preferred_magnitude_type`	`string`	None	Type of the preferred magnitude: MLa, MLa05 or MLa075 (local magnitude for Australia and its variants), mb (body-wave), ms (surface-wave), Mw, Mww or Mwp (moment magnitude and its variants)	Yes	Filter
`mla`	`decimal(3,1)`	magnitude	Local magnitude for Australia (MLa), where GA gives one	Yes	Filter
`mb`	`decimal(3,1)`	magnitude	Body-wave magnitude (mb), where GA gives one	Yes	Filter
`ms`	`decimal(3,1)`	magnitude	Surface-wave magnitude (ms), where GA gives one	Yes	Filter
`mw`	`decimal(3,1)`	magnitude	Moment magnitude (Mw), where GA gives one	Yes	Filter
`evaluation_mode`	`string`	None	How the solution was reached (QuakeML evaluation mode): manual, or null for older events	Yes	Filter
`evaluation_status`	`string`	None	Status of the solution: FINL (final, older events), reviewed or confirmed (QuakeML evaluation status); null for one historic event	Yes	Filter
`source`	`string`	None	Who located the event, as GA records it: GA, GA1, or AUST written AUST, aust, Aust or AUSt (codes for GA's own solutions), or null for most events of GA's historical catalogue. Rows naming another network are left out.	Yes	Filter
`station_count`	`int32`	stations	Number of seismograph stations used in the solution; 0 where GA records none	Yes	Filter
`phase_count`	`int32`	phases	Number of seismic phase arrivals used in the solution; 0 where GA records none	Yes	Filter
`azimuthal_gap`	`decimal(11,8)`	degrees	Largest gap in azimuth between the stations used, seen from the epicentre; a smaller gap means a better constrained location	Yes	Filter
`standard_error`	`decimal(11,8)`	seconds	Root-mean-square residual of the arrival times in the solution	Yes	Filter
`minimum_distance`	`decimal(11,8)`	degrees	Distance from the epicentre to the nearest station used, in degrees of arc	Yes	Filter
`reported_felt`	`string`	None	Y where GA records the event as felt; null otherwise	Yes	Filter
`felt_reports_count`	`int32`	reports	Number of felt reports GA received from the public for the event (a count only; the reports are not included)	Yes	Filter
`nearby_place1`	`string`	None	The nearest place GA names, as distance, direction and locality (for example 5 km SW of Beacon, WA); given for events since 30 June 2026 only, null before	Yes	Filter
`nearby_place2`	`string`	None	The second nearby place GA names, in the same form; given for events since 30 June 2026 only	Yes	Filter
`nearby_place3`	`string`	None	The third nearby place GA names, in the same form; given for events since 30 June 2026 only	Yes	Filter
`nearby_place4`	`string`	None	The fourth nearby place GA names, in the same form; given for events since 30 June 2026 only	Yes	Filter
`published_version`	`int32`	None	GA's version number of the published solution, which rises when GA revises a recent event; null for most older events	Yes	Filter
`event_modification_time`	`timestamp`	None	When GA last changed the event, in UTC	Yes	Filter

origin_timetimestamp
Primary key
Time the earthquake began (its origin time), in UTC; to the second or better from instrumental records, and estimated, often to the minute or the day, for events placed from historic documents
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Range
earthquake_idint64
Primary key
GA's numeric identifier of the earthquake in its catalogue, stable across revisions
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
event_idstring
GA's event identifier, as used in its earthquake web pages and QuakeML (for example ga2026tzuypa); null for a few events placed from historic documents
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
latitudedecimal(11,8)
Latitude of the epicentre (WGS 84), as GA publishes it
Unit
degrees
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
longitudedecimal(11,8)
Longitude of the epicentre (WGS 84), as GA publishes it
Unit
degrees
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
depthdecimal(11,8)
Depth of the hypocentre below the surface, as GA publishes it; more than half of the events have a depth of exactly 0, 5 or 10 km
Unit
km
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
depth_uncertaintydecimal(11,8)
Uncertainty of the depth, where GA gives one
Unit
km
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
preferred_magnitudedecimal(3,1)
The magnitude GA prefers for the event, of the type in preferred_magnitude_type
Unit
magnitude
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
preferred_magnitude_typestring
Type of the preferred magnitude: MLa, MLa05 or MLa075 (local magnitude for Australia and its variants), mb (body-wave), ms (surface-wave), Mw, Mww or Mwp (moment magnitude and its variants)
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
mladecimal(3,1)
Local magnitude for Australia (MLa), where GA gives one
Unit
magnitude
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
mbdecimal(3,1)
Body-wave magnitude (mb), where GA gives one
Unit
magnitude
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
msdecimal(3,1)
Surface-wave magnitude (ms), where GA gives one
Unit
magnitude
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
mwdecimal(3,1)
Moment magnitude (Mw), where GA gives one
Unit
magnitude
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
evaluation_modestring
How the solution was reached (QuakeML evaluation mode): manual, or null for older events
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
evaluation_statusstring
Status of the solution: FINL (final, older events), reviewed or confirmed (QuakeML evaluation status); null for one historic event
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
sourcestring
Who located the event, as GA records it: GA, GA1, or AUST written AUST, aust, Aust or AUSt (codes for GA's own solutions), or null for most events of GA's historical catalogue. Rows naming another network are left out.
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
station_countint32
Number of seismograph stations used in the solution; 0 where GA records none
Unit
stations
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
phase_countint32
Number of seismic phase arrivals used in the solution; 0 where GA records none
Unit
phases
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
azimuthal_gapdecimal(11,8)
Largest gap in azimuth between the stations used, seen from the epicentre; a smaller gap means a better constrained location
Unit
degrees
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
standard_errordecimal(11,8)
Root-mean-square residual of the arrival times in the solution
Unit
seconds
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
minimum_distancedecimal(11,8)
Distance from the epicentre to the nearest station used, in degrees of arc
Unit
degrees
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
reported_feltstring
Y where GA records the event as felt; null otherwise
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
felt_reports_countint32
Number of felt reports GA received from the public for the event (a count only; the reports are not included)
Unit
reports
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
nearby_place1string
The nearest place GA names, as distance, direction and locality (for example 5 km SW of Beacon, WA); given for events since 30 June 2026 only, null before
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
nearby_place2string
The second nearby place GA names, in the same form; given for events since 30 June 2026 only
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
nearby_place3string
The third nearby place GA names, in the same form; given for events since 30 June 2026 only
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
nearby_place4string
The fourth nearby place GA names, in the same form; given for events since 30 June 2026 only
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
published_versionint32
GA's version number of the published solution, which rises when GA revises a recent event; null for most older events
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
event_modification_timetimestamp
When GA last changed the event, in UTC
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter

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Based on Geoscience Australia Earthquake Catalogue (https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/144691) by Geoscience Australia which is © Commonwealth of Australia and is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and is subject to the disclaimer of warranties in section 5 of that licence. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Converted by OpenDataRouter from Geoscience Australia's earthquake web feature service into a typed table with one row per earthquake located in Australia. Only the fields listed in the schema are carried (GA's free-text description and its request-time fields are not), and events whose source names a seismograph network other than Geoscience Australia's are left out. Values unchanged.

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