Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Macquarie Island on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Invercargill, about 651.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 161.671 and latitude -50.222.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -50.222, 161.671
UTC time 2005-10-05 23:10:10.550
Location north of Macquarie Island
Country north of Macquarie Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-05

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