Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian city in over a century – swaying buildings but ultimately causing very little damage.

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Australia on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 2:55 a.m. Australian Eastern time about 19 ...

A powerful earthquake has struck Western Australia's central Wheatbelt overnight. The 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit near the rural town of Wyalkatchem, about 192km east of Perth, at a depth of 6km ...

A powerful earthquake has hit Australia, with shockwaves being reportedly felt several kilometres away from the epicentre.. The 4.1-magnitude tremor struck at around 4pm local time (7.30am BST) on ...

The location of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Banda Sea is shown on a map, off the coast of Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands Region and East Timor, on Jan. 10, 2023. USGS HANDOUT/EPA-EFE ...

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the New South Wales Hunter Valley early on Wednesday morning, jolting awake residents across a wide swathe of eastern Australia, including parts of Sydney and ...

Photo / Geoscience Australia Power has been restored to homes in NSW's Hunter region after its third earthquake in weeks, but seismologists warn more aftershocks are likely to follow.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck far off southwest Australia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued.