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USGS us7000fd9v

22 Sept 2021, 00:15

39 km S of Mount Buller, Australia

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 12 km depth.

Depth12 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km S of Mount Buller, Australia?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-37.492000, 146.353400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000fd9v
Coordinates
-37.492, 146.3534
Network
us
Significance
1180