M4.9 Earthquake near Macquarie Island Region

UTC time: 2025-07-29 04:37:00 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Macquarie Island Region

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About this earthquake

On July 29, 2025 at 04:37 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Macquarie Island Region. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

55503f8900f154b9f595bdc8d55f1a84841ecae8

Magnitude

M4.9

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-07-29 04:37:00 UTC

Local time

—

Country

—

Source

gfz

Coordinates

-57.79000, 157.73000

Temperature

-2.8°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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Country (24h)

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