M5.5 earthquake - north of Macquarie Island

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck north of Macquarie Island on 26 Aug 2017, 21:50 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.