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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Sydney, Australia

Risk Level: Low — Score 0/10

Risk: 0Historical: 7

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Key Risk Factors

  • 2 events on record in proximity
  • 1 event(s) in the last 12 months

Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.1 - 31 km SW of Singleton, Australia (2025-04-22) — 701,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Sydney is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Sydney Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Sydney

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 2 notable earthquake events near Sydney, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 5.1 - 31 km SW of Singleton, Australia (April 2025) — 701,000 people exposed; $206,688M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 5.1 - 31 km SW of Singleton, Australia

April 21, 2025 — ADVISORY

701,000 people exposed; $206,688M capital exposed

Earthquake - 5.9 - 38 km S of Mount Buller, Australia

September 20, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Sydney, Australia earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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