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M 6.3 earthquake – west of Macquarie Island

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Local time: Oct 12, 2023 · 07:04 (UTC+11)

StrongShallow · 10 kmPAGER green Reviewed by a seismologist
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Magnitude
6.3moment magnitude (mww)
Depth
10 kmShallow earthquake
Epicenter
-52.045, 139.6131,172 km from Hobart
Energy released
43 kilotons of TNTabout 2.8 × Hiroshima
Felt reports
—"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity
0.0max. instrumental (MMI)
Aftershocks
1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
Significance
611USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2019

The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Apr 18, 2019.

How strong was it?

Strong earthquake. It released 43 kilotons of TNT, 89 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

Chile 1960 M 9.5
Japan 2011 M 9.1
San Francisco 1906 M 7.9
Turkey 2023 M 7.8
Haiti 2010 M 7.0
Northridge 1994 M 6.7
This earthquake M 6.3

Aftershocks

1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.

The strongest earthquakes within 300 km

Since 1900.