How likely are you to experience an earthquake? The latest update to the National Seismic Hazard Assessment sheds new light on the areas of Australia most likely to experience an earthquake. This is the first update to the national assessment since 2018 and we’ve identified Darwin and the eastern highlands of Victoria as areas where there is a higher risk of strong ground shaking. As our senior seismologist Dr Trevor Allen explains, this doesn’t mean that there are more earthquakes or that our e

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The Geoscience Australia Satellite Ground Station at Alice Springs has been receiving Earth 🌏 observation data from space since 1979. This data underpins an understanding of the changing Australian landscape over time, informing decisions on land use and the impact of natural hazards such as bushfires and floods. In December 2020, we added a new antenna 📡 to the ground station at Alice Springs to improve the reliability of Earth observation data reception from satellites used to detect potenti

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🚀 Ever wondered what happened to the humble atlas? We took it digital! We were proud to join Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King MP to launch the Digital Atlas of Australia today. The #DigitalAtlas curates and connects hundreds of trusted national datasets in a central platform. It allows you to explore, analyse and visualise data by location, putting place-based insights at your fingertips. What will you find in the Digital Atlas? 🗺️ Reliable data on Australia’s geogr