Disaster response
2026 – Katherine, NT – ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle
In March 2026, the threat of ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle led to the evacuation and temporary...
2025 – Myanmar – Earthquake
Following the impact of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city...
2024 – Vanuatu – Earthquake
On 17 December 2024, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of Port...
2019-20 – Australia – Bushfire Emergency Response
Throughout the summer of 2019 into early 2020, catastrophic bushfires decimated large parts of Australia....
2019 – White Island NZ – Volcanic Eruption
On 9 December 2019, the volcanic White Island in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty erupted....
2019 – Solomon Islands – Oil Spill
On 5 February, a bulk carrier with 700 tonnes of heavy fuel aboard ran aground...
2018 – Indonesia – Earthquake and Tsunami
On 28 September, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, resulting in a 1.5...
2018 – Thailand – Cave Rescue
On June 23, 12 young boys from a Thai soccer team and their coach became...
2018 – Papua New Guinea – Earthquake
The massive quake had its epicentre 10 kilometres west of the small town of Komo...
2018 – Tonga – Tropical Cyclone
A forward need assessment AUSMAT were deployed immediately after the cyclone in February to conduct...
2016 – Fiji – Tropical Cyclone
In February, the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Southern Hemisphere caused...
2015 – Nepal – Earthquake
AUSMAT deployed a needs assessment team to Nepal following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal...
2015 – Vanuatu – Tropical Cyclone
Regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. A significant...
2013 – Philippines – Typhoon
One of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded smashed into the Philippines in November....
2011 – Christchurch NZ – Earthquake
Just after midday on February 22, 2011, the magnitude-6.3 quake killed 185 people and injured...
