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M6.6 Earthquake near Macquarie Island region

UTC time: 2025-07-26 16:15:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

Macquarie Island region

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M6.6 Earthquake near Macquarie Island region · 2025-07-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.6 Earthquake near Macquarie Island region · 2025-07-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.6 earthquake was recorded near Macquarie Island region on July 26, 2025 at 16:15 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

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

Details

ID
e1bc179234e84fc59b47b93897ee282e489a040a
Magnitude
M6.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-26 16:15:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-57.73100, 157.50200
Temperature
2.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours21
Strongest subsequent eventM7.0
M6.62025-07-26 16:15:05 UTC2.0 kmMacquarie Island region M5.12025-07-26 20:46:50 UTC15.6 kmMacquarie Island Region M4.92025-07-26 20:46:50 UTC20.8 kmMACQUARIE ISLAND REGION M6.92025-07-28 22:10:31 UTC44.8 kmMacquarie Island region M7.02025-07-28 22:10:32 UTC19.3 kmMacquarie Island region M7.02025-07-28 22:10:32 UTC22.0 kmMacquarie Island region M6.92025-07-28 22:10:32 UTC44.8 kmMacquarie Island region M6.62025-07-28 22:10:33 UTC17.8 kmMacquarie Island Region M6.92025-07-28 22:10:33 UTC16.8 kmMACQUARIE ISLAND REGION M5.42025-07-28 22:20:37 UTC22.6 kmMACQUARIE ISLAND REGION M5.32025-07-28 22:59:00 UTC21.5 kmMacquarie Island Region M5.12025-07-28 22:59:02 UTC24.4 kmMACQUARIE ISLAND REGION

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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