QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20005hdp
USGS us20005hdp
12 Apr 2016, 13:07
west of Macquarie Island
A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 9 km depth.
Published location
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-55.249700, 146.174200
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Event ID
us20005hdp
Coordinates
-55.2497, 146.1742
Network
us
Significance
465