Strong quake strikes off Australia: US agency
A strong earthquake with a 6.4 magnitude struck southwest of Australia's Macquarie Island early Monday, the US Geological Survey said.
By Agencies |
SYDNEY: A strong earthquake with a 6.4 magnitude struck southwest of Australia's Macquarie Island early Monday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 12:31 am (1431 GMT Sunday), was 745 kilometres (460 miles) southwest of the remote Australian territory, which lies about 1,450 kilometres southeast of the island state of Tasmania.
The US agency reported that the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of damage and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre had not issued a tsunami warning.
Macquarie Island, which is about 34 kilometres long and just five kilometres wide, lies in the Pacific Ocean about half-way between Australia and Antarctica and is officially part of Tasmania.
Its population of between 20 and 40 people is entirely made up of members of the Australian Antarctic Division, which maintains a permanent base on the island.
The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 12:31 am (1431 GMT Sunday), was 745 kilometres (460 miles) southwest of the remote Australian territory, which lies about 1,450 kilometres southeast of the island state of Tasmania.
The US agency reported that the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of damage and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre had not issued a tsunami warning.
Macquarie Island, which is about 34 kilometres long and just five kilometres wide, lies in the Pacific Ocean about half-way between Australia and Antarctica and is officially part of Tasmania.
Its population of between 20 and 40 people is entirely made up of members of the Australian Antarctic Division, which maintains a permanent base on the island.
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