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Historic Earthquake
1970 Australia Earthquake
11 June 1970 · Macquarie Island · Australia
On 11 June 1970 at 16:46 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Australia (Macquarie Island), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 43 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (collision zone).
- Date
- 11 June 1970
- Time
- 16:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 33 km
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Australia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1987Macquarie Island · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth