M5.0 earthquake near Mackay, Queensland

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Whitsundays, Australia on 15 Apr 2020, 07:11 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.

The nearest town in our records is Mackay, about 150 km away in Queensland, Australia.