Muy fuerte terremoto magnitud 7.0 - North of Macquarie Island (Australia), miércoles, 07 jul. 1982
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Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
Magnitud: 7
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 51.225°S / 160.513°E

Nearby towns and cities:
1993 km al SSE de Canberra (pop: 367,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 7.0 | 10 km | north of Macquarie Island (Australia) | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 23 May 1984 05:16 UTC| M 6.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|90 km (56 mi) distance| USGS | Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - North of Macquarie Island (Australia), miércoles, 23 may. 1984
- 22 Jul 1982 17:45 UTC| M 5.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|49 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Jul 1982 12:16 UTC| M 5.3 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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