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Historic Earthquake
1989 Newcastle Earthquake
27 December 1989 · Newcastle · Australia
On 27 December 1989 at 23:26 UTC, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Australia (Newcastle), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate. It killed at least 12 people and injured 100.
- Date
- 27 December 1989
- Time
- 23:26 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.4
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 100
- Estimated Damage
- 1.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Australia
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth