Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 strikes near east coast of Australia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near the east coast of Australia on Saturday (August 16, 2025), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was 10 km (6.2 miles) deep, the EMSC said. It earlier said the quake, which hit Queensland State, was of 5.7 magnitude.

There was no threat of tsunami to Queensland, Australia's weather forecaster said in an alert on its website.