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Historic Earthquake
2000 Australia Earthquake
18 June 2000 · S, Cocos Islands · Australia
On 18 June 2000 at 14:44 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Australia (S, Cocos Islands), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate. It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 18 June 2000
- Time
- 14:44 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 10 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- 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