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Historic Earthquake
2004 Tasman Sea Earthquake
23 December 2004 · Macquarie Island · Australia
On 23 December 2004 at 14:59 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Australia (Macquarie Island), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 159 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 23 December 2004
- Time
- 14:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 10 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Australia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2007Auckland Islands · M 7.4
- 1981West of North Island · M 7.6
- 1926Macquarie Island, North Of · M 7.9
- 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