M6.8 earthquake - north of Macquarie Island

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck north of Macquarie Island on 13 Dec 1960, 07:36 UTC at a depth of 15 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.