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Felt from Sydney in the north to Narooma and Cooma in the south. [4] [22] South Australia: Adelaide: 1954-03-01: 5.5 VIII Damage totaling $90 million. Widespread minor damage. Considerable damage to many buildings. [23] Western Australia: Gabalong 1955-08-30 5.8 Felt in Perth. Epicentre near Gabalong, about 30 km east of Moora and 200 km NNE of ...
23 May – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 occurs in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. [322] 24 May – 59-year-old Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl are murdered by 63-year-old Mark James Bombara who then shoots himself dead in the Perth suburb of Floreat. [323]
Sydney, New South Wales: 748: 1867 Feb–June: Measles epidemic in Sydney city & inner suburbs. Most of the victims were children under the age of 4. [9] Epidemic: Australia-wide: 535: 1900–1925: Bubonic plague. [10] Bushfires Australia-wide 479 2019–2020 The Black Summer bushfires killed 479 people; 34 people from flames, and 445 people ...
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, damaging buildings in the capital, Port Vila, including one housing the U.S. Embassy. A witness said bodies were seen in the city.
This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
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In 2008, an 8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan’s Chengdu, claiming the lives of at least 70,000 people, the deadliest quake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan quake had killed at least 242,000 ...
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 561 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. Almost all of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in the ...