An earthquake has struck near the Great Barrier Reef tourist hub of Townsville. Geosciences Australia said it had detected an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 shortly after 9.30pm in ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Townsville. Followed categories will be added to My News. Geoscience Australia Senior Seismologist Jonathan Bathgate confirmed it as the strongest earthquake ...

An alert from Geoscience Australia said a magnitude 2.7 earthquake rumbled about 40km east of Batchelor on Monday morning. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake has been recorded east of Batchelor ...

Townsville has received 2,419.8mm of rain already this year, breaking a 25-year rainfall record. The wet season has caused millions of dollars in damage to the city. Townsville, Australia's ...

Australian celebrity Sophie Monk has posted video recounting how she escaped her Thailand hotel as the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck killing hundreds. WARNING: Graphic The Australian ...

Believed to be triggered by a millions-year-old geological fault, Townsville experienced its largest earthquake in recorded history on Saturday. We talked to experts on why it happened and whether ...