QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000dfk6
USGS usp000dfk6
6 Feb 2005, 01:25
west of Macquarie Island
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-52.978000, 140.391000
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Event ID
usp000dfk6
Coordinates
-52.978, 140.391
Network
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Significance
432