M6.0 earthquake - north of Macquarie Island

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck north of Macquarie Island on 23 May 1989, 17:11 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.