diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/README.md b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/README.md
index 4be7358..66d08ca 100644
--- a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/README.md
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/README.md
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@
 | <a name="input_data_plane_bus_arn"></a> [data\_plane\_bus\_arn](#input\_data\_plane\_bus\_arn) | Data plane event bus arn | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_default_tags"></a> [default\_tags](#input\_default\_tags) | Default tag map for application to all taggable resources in the module | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_enable_event_cache"></a> [enable\_event\_cache](#input\_enable\_event\_cache) | Enable caching of events to an S3 bucket | `bool` | `false` | no |
+| <a name="input_enable_event_publishing_anomaly_detection"></a> [enable\_event\_publishing\_anomaly\_detection](#input\_enable\_event\_publishing\_anomaly\_detection) | Enable CloudWatch anomaly detection alarm for SNS message publishing. Detects abnormal drops or spikes in event publishing volume. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_enable_firehose_raw_message_delivery"></a> [enable\_firehose\_raw\_message\_delivery](#input\_enable\_firehose\_raw\_message\_delivery) | Enables raw message delivery on firehose subscription | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_enable_sns_delivery_logging"></a> [enable\_sns\_delivery\_logging](#input\_enable\_sns\_delivery\_logging) | Enable SNS Delivery Failure Notifications | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_environment"></a> [environment](#input\_environment) | The name of the terraformscaffold environment the module is called for | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_event_cache_buffer_interval"></a> [event\_cache\_buffer\_interval](#input\_event\_cache\_buffer\_interval) | The buffer interval for data firehose | `number` | `500` | no |
 | <a name="input_event_cache_expiry_days"></a> [event\_cache\_expiry\_days](#input\_event\_cache\_expiry\_days) | s3 archiving expiry in days | `number` | `30` | no |
+| <a name="input_event_publishing_anomaly_band_width"></a> [event\_publishing\_anomaly\_band\_width](#input\_event\_publishing\_anomaly\_band\_width) | The width of the anomaly detection band. Higher values (e.g. 4-6) reduce sensitivity and noise, lower values (e.g. 2-3) increase sensitivity. Recommended: 2-4. | `number` | `5` | no |
+| <a name="input_event_publishing_anomaly_evaluation_periods"></a> [event\_publishing\_anomaly\_evaluation\_periods](#input\_event\_publishing\_anomaly\_evaluation\_periods) | Number of evaluation periods for the publishing anomaly alarm. Each period is defined by event\_publishing\_anomaly\_period. | `number` | `3` | no |
+| <a name="input_event_publishing_anomaly_period"></a> [event\_publishing\_anomaly\_period](#input\_event\_publishing\_anomaly\_period) | The period in seconds over which the specified statistic is applied for anomaly detection. Minimum 300 seconds (5 minutes). Recommended: 300-600. | `number` | `300` | no |
 | <a name="input_force_destroy"></a> [force\_destroy](#input\_force\_destroy) | When enabled will force destroy event-cache S3 bucket | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_group"></a> [group](#input\_group) | The name of the tfscaffold group | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_iam_permissions_boundary_arn"></a> [iam\_permissions\_boundary\_arn](#input\_iam\_permissions\_boundary\_arn) | The ARN of the permissions boundary to use for the IAM role | `string` | `null` | no |
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@
 
 | Name | Description |
 |------|-------------|
+| <a name="output_publishing_anomaly_alarm"></a> [publishing\_anomaly\_alarm](#output\_publishing\_anomaly\_alarm) | CloudWatch anomaly detection alarm details for SNS publishing |
 | <a name="output_s3_bucket_event_cache"></a> [s3\_bucket\_event\_cache](#output\_s3\_bucket\_event\_cache) | S3 Bucket ARN and Name for event cache |
 | <a name="output_sns_topic"></a> [sns\_topic](#output\_sns\_topic) | SNS Topic ARN and Name |
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diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/cloudwatch_metric_alarm_publishing_anomaly.tf b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/cloudwatch_metric_alarm_publishing_anomaly.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18d81ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/cloudwatch_metric_alarm_publishing_anomaly.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "publishing_anomaly" {
+  count = var.enable_event_publishing_anomaly_detection ? 1 : 0
+
+  alarm_name          = "${local.csi}-sns-publishing-anomaly"
+  alarm_description   = "RELIABILITY: Anomaly detection alarm for abnormal SNS message publishing patterns. Detects unexpected drops or spikes in event publishing volume that may indicate service degradation or misconfiguration."
+  comparison_operator = "LessThanLowerOrGreaterThanUpperThreshold"
+  evaluation_periods  = var.event_publishing_anomaly_evaluation_periods # Number of evaluation periods for the publishing anomaly alarm.
+  threshold_metric_id = "ad1"
+  treat_missing_data  = "notBreaching"
+  actions_enabled     = true
+
+  tags = merge(
+    local.default_tags,
+    {
+      AlarmType    = "AnomalyDetection"
+      AlarmPurpose = "EventPublishingAbnormality"
+    }
+  )
+
+  metric_query {
+    id          = "m1"
+    return_data = true
+
+    metric {
+      metric_name = "NumberOfMessagesPublished"
+      namespace   = "AWS/SNS"
+      period      = var.event_publishing_anomaly_period # The period in seconds over which the specified statistic is applied for anomaly detection.
+      stat        = "Sum"
+
+      dimensions = {
+        TopicName = aws_sns_topic.main.name
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  metric_query {
+    id          = "ad1"
+    expression  = "ANOMALY_DETECTION_BAND(m1, ${var.event_publishing_anomaly_band_width})" # The width of the anomaly detection band. Higher values (e.g. 4-6) reduce sensitivity and noise, lower values (e.g. 2-3) increase sensitivity.
+    label       = "NumberOfMessagesPublished (expected)"
+    return_data = true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/outputs.tf b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/outputs.tf
index e2ff3b3..cbba9df 100644
--- a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/outputs.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/outputs.tf
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ output "s3_bucket_event_cache" {
     bucket = module.s3bucket_event_cache[0].bucket
   } : {}
 }
+
+output "publishing_anomaly_alarm" {
+  description = "CloudWatch anomaly detection alarm details for SNS publishing"
+  value = var.enable_event_publishing_anomaly_detection ? {
+    arn  = aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm.publishing_anomaly[0].arn
+    name = aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm.publishing_anomaly[0].alarm_name
+  } : null
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/variables.tf b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/variables.tf
index 41141f9..7bdaa30 100644
--- a/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/modules/eventpub/variables.tf
@@ -129,3 +129,27 @@ variable "additional_policies_for_event_cache_bucket" {
   description = "A list of JSON policies to use to build the bucket policy"
   default     = []
 }
+
+variable "enable_event_publishing_anomaly_detection" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable CloudWatch anomaly detection alarm for SNS message publishing. Detects abnormal drops or spikes in event publishing volume."
+  default     = true
+}
+
+variable "event_publishing_anomaly_evaluation_periods" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "Number of evaluation periods for the publishing anomaly alarm. Each period is defined by event_publishing_anomaly_period."
+  default     = 3
+}
+
+variable "event_publishing_anomaly_period" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The period in seconds over which the specified statistic is applied for anomaly detection. Minimum 300 seconds (5 minutes). Recommended: 300-600."
+  default     = 300
+}
+
+variable "event_publishing_anomaly_band_width" {
+  type        = number
+  description = "The width of the anomaly detection band. Higher values (e.g. 4-6) reduce sensitivity and noise, lower values (e.g. 2-3) increase sensitivity. Recommended: 2-4."
+  default     = 5
+}