Australia earthquakes in 1979
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Australia in 1979. The largest: M6.1 104 km NNE of Northam, Australia, Jun 2, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Australia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.5northwest of Australia · 33 km deep
- 5.0127 km E of Moora, Australia · 10 km deep
- 5.35 km NW of Roebuck, Australia · 10 km deep
- 4.9109 km NNE of Northam, Australia · 10 km deep
- 5.1106 km NNE of Northam, Australia · 10 km deep
- 6.1104 km NNE of Northam, Australia · 6 km deep
- 4.9117 km NNE of Northam, Australia · 10 km deep
- 4.5northwest of Australia · 33 km deep
- 4.8264 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia · 33 km deep
- 5.9266 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia · 33 km deep
- 4.7213 km WNW of Bilingurr, Australia · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 0 | ||
| February 1979 | 0 | ||
| March 1979 | 0 | ||
| April 1979 | 3 | 5.9 | 266 km NW of Bilingurr, Australia |
| May 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | northwest of Australia |
| June 1979 | 4 | 6.1 | 104 km NNE of Northam, Australia |
| July 1979 | 1 | 5.3 | 5 km NW of Roebuck, Australia |
| August 1979 | 0 | ||
| September 1979 | 0 | ||
| October 1979 | 2 | 5.0 | 127 km E of Moora, Australia |
| November 1979 | 0 | ||
| December 1979 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.