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July 29, 2020: An earthquake of magnitude 2.2 has been recorded near Pakenham, about 60 kilometres south-east of the CBD at 7:08pm local time, Geoscience Australia confirmed. The earthquake tremor was felt by the residents across Melbourne's east. The tremor was felt by hundreds of people across the eastern suburbs, from Nar Nar Goon to Croydon.

May 14, 2020: A light earthquake of magnitude 4.3 has been recorded in Burra today at 03:23 pm local time. According to Geoscience Australia , the earthquake in Burra today occurred at 10 km depth. The epicenter was located near Burra, north of Adelaide. Geoscieince Australia received more than 500 earthquake felt reports within 24 hours. The tremor was felt from Mount Barker to Jamestown. This is the largest earthquake within 100 kilometres in the past 10 years. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported from the earthquake in Burra today.

May 6, 2020: A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 earthquake has been recorded in Banda Sea today at 10:53 pm, Geoscience Australia confirmed. According to the Geoscience Australia, the earthquake occurred at a greater depth of 142 km. The deeper earthquake are generally felt in wide areas.  Geoscience Australia received hundreds of earthquake felt reports from Darwin. No preliminary damage or injuries have been reported due to the earthquake.

April 15, 2020: An undersea earthquake of magnitude 4.8 off Bowen, Queensland coast has been recorded today at 5:11 pm, GeoScience Australia confirmed. The earthquake occurred at 10 km depth. Tremor was felt y the people from Townsville to Mackay. There is no threat of tsunami.

February 12, 2020: Magnitude 2.8 earthquake has been recorded in  Muswellbrook todat at around 5.26 am. According to the Geoscience Australia , the quake's epicenter was located near a mine west of Lake Liddell. It occurred at 10 km depth. Geoscience Australia received earthquake felt reports from Port Stephens, Newcastle, North Western Sydney and Blue Mountains.

January 5, 2020: The worst bushfires in Australia have claimed lives of 25 people, burned an estimated 6.3 million hectares and destroyed over 2,500 buildings as of January 5, 2020. Eighteen people died in New South Wales, four in South Australia, two in Victoria and one in Australian Capital Territory. The New South Wales Government has already declared a state of emergency in New South Wales. Similarly, a catastrophic fire danger was declared in the Greater Sydney region on 12 November 2019. Since 1851, around 800 people have died due to the bushfires in Australia.

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