Australia earthquakes in 1984
6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Australia in 1984. The largest: M5.3 northwest of Australia, Aug 15, 1984.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1984 was located in Australia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1984
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1984 | 0 | ||
| February 1984 | 0 | ||
| March 1984 | 1 | 4.7 | 218 km NNE of Dampier Peninsula, Australia |
| April 1984 | 0 | ||
| May 1984 | 1 | 4.7 | 158 km W of Brockman, Australia |
| June 1984 | 1 | 4.8 | 72 km NNW of Dampier, Australia |
| July 1984 | 0 | ||
| August 1984 | 1 | 5.3 | northwest of Australia |
| September 1984 | 1 | 4.7 | Western Australia |
| October 1984 | 0 | ||
| November 1984 | 1 | 4.5 | 249 km NW of Wurrumiyanga, Australia |
| December 1984 | 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.