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Historic Earthquake
1926 Australia Earthquake
3 October 1926 · Macquarie Island, North Of · Australia
On 3 October 1926 at 19:38 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Australia (Macquarie Island, North Of), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 195 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 3 October 1926
- Time
- 19:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 50 km
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Australia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2007Auckland Islands · M 7.4
- 20042004 Tasman Sea Earthquake · M 8.1
- 1981West of North Island · M 7.6
- 1924Macquarie Island, North Of · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth