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M 6.6 earthquake – western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

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Local time: Jun 11, 2000 · 21:55 (UTC+10)

StrongShallow · 10 km Reviewed by a seismologist
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Magnitude
6.6moment magnitude (mwc)
Depth
10 kmShallow earthquake
Epicenter
-50.579, 139.5501,041 km from Hobart
Energy released
120 kilotons of TNTabout 8 × Hiroshima
Felt reports
—"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity
—not estimated
Aftershocks
1M2.5+ within 43 km, up to 60 days
Significance
670USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1976

The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on May 11, 1976.

How strong was it?

Strong earthquake. It released 120 kilotons of TNT, 251 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 6.6

Aftershocks

1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 43 km in the 60 days after.

The strongest earthquakes within 300 km

Since 1900.