This statistic displays the magnitude of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 on the Richter scale was recorded on Macquarie Island on April 12, 2008.
Magnitude of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016
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Geoscience Australia. (November 24, 2016). Magnitude of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641929/australia-strongest-earthquakes-by-magnitude/
Geoscience Australia. "Magnitude of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016." Chart. November 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641929/australia-strongest-earthquakes-by-magnitude/
Geoscience Australia. (2016). Magnitude of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641929/australia-strongest-earthquakes-by-magnitude/
Geoscience Australia. "Magnitude of The Strongest Earthquakes Recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641929/australia-strongest-earthquakes-by-magnitude/
Geoscience Australia, Magnitude of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641929/australia-strongest-earthquakes-by-magnitude/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Magnitude of the strongest earthquakes recorded in Australia between 1900 and 2016 [Graph], Geoscience Australia, November 24, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641929/australia-strongest-earthquakes-by-magnitude/