Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocks holiday hotspot in Australia as tourists evacuate from hotels - The quake struck near Townsville, North Queensland, at around 9.30pm, according to Geosciences Australia ...

Residents in North Queensland felt a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on Sunday evening. Picture: Geoscience Australia More than 5,000 people recorded feeling a rumble on Sunday evening, with residents as ...

A submarine telecommunications cable connecting New Zealand and Australia is doubling as an earthquake sensor, in a new trial ...

On average Australia experiences more than 100 low-level earthquakes each year. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Mansfield, Victoria in 2021 was one of the largest onshore quakes recorded in the sta ...

A round-up of news from around the region, including Australia providing more post-earthquake recovery funding for Vanuatu.

He wrote on X: “My daughter’s just FaceTimed, she’s just been evacuated from her hotel due to an earthquake, North Australia, never experienced at earthquake before.” According to the ...