No part of earth is completly safe from earthquakes. Earthquakes are more common around plate boundaries. Where two plates collide the largest earthquakes are formed. Australia is not sitting near plate boundaries, however that does not stop the county from receiving earthquakes.
Shallow intraplates earthquakes occur in places away from plate boundaies. This would be the case with earthquakes in Autralia. These types of earthquakes are small, do not follow patterns and are not very common.
So why does Australia experience earthquakes? Well there is actually a very good reason. Australia does feels earthquakes because the Indo-Australian plate that Australia sits on is pushing north, colliding with the Eurasian Philippine and Pacific plates. Stress builds up and is released inside of the Indo-Australian plate. All of this results in earthquakes.
So why does Australia experience earthquakes? Well there is actually a very good reason. Australia does feels earthquakes because the Indo-Australian plate that Australia sits on is pushing north, colliding with the Eurasian Philippine and Pacific plates. Stress builds up and is released inside of the Indo-Australian plate. All of this results in earthquakes.
Facts: 1. There are around 80 earthquakes in Australia every year. 2. Adelaide had the highest earthquake hazard in Australia. 3. The largest recorded earthquake in Australia was located at Meeberrie in Western Australia. It recorded a magnitude of 7.2. The earthquake caused damage to buildings and was felt across most of the southern part of Western Australia. |