2026-08-13 17:39:29 (M5.1) west of Macquarie Island -56.9 147.2 (70fa9)

M5.1 Earthquake - west of Macquarie Island

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 13 Aug 2026 17:39:30 Time near the Epicenter (1): 14 Aug 2026 03:39:30 Time in your area (1): 13 Aug 2026 23:09:30
Location	56.856S 147.228E
Depth	10 km
Distances	1523.2 km (944.4 mi) S of Geeveston, Australia 1543.8 km (957.2 mi) S of Kingston, Australia 1552.9 km (962.8 mi) S of Sandy Bay, Australia 1554.6 km (963.9 mi) S of Hobart, Australia 1559.7 km (967.0 mi) S of Glenorchy, Australia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 12.4 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 33; Dmin = 782.0 km; Rmss = 0.56 seconds; Gp = 82° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tki8

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