April 20, 2010 Earthquake: Kalgoorlie, Australia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Kalgoorlie, Australia on April 20, 2010 at 00:17:08 UTC, 0 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 20, 2010
- Time
- 00:17:08 UTC
- Place
- Kalgoorlie, Australia
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 0 km (0 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.794° S, 121.406° E
- Country
- Australia
The toll
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $39 million
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50) with its tsunami and other effects
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Three people injured and buildings and roads damaged at Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Felt (II) at Perth. Also felt at Carnarvon. (reference #1053)
Western Australia's Kalgoorlie city was on Tuesday rocked by the biggest earthquake to hit the region in 50 years, damaging several buildings and causing the Kalgoorlie gold mine to be evacuated. A 5.0-magnitude tremor struck about 8.20a.m. local time (23.20GMT), but so far there have been no reports of injuries. The worst-hit buildings were historic structures in Boulder, a remote town which sprang up in the wake of Australia's 1800s Gold Rush.(ANI) (reference #7061)
39 million USD economic loss (reference #13727)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9033.