Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Macquarie Island on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 11:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Invercargill, about 641.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 161.266 and latitude -49.687.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -49.687, 161.266
UTC time 2011-08-30 11:36:51.710
Location north of Macquarie Island
Country north of Macquarie Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-08-30

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