M6.4 Earthquake — south of Australia

A magnitude 6.4 (strong) earthquake struck south of Australia on 1998-03-25 12:17 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 16 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M8.1 — 1998 Balleny Islands Earthquake · 1998-03-25
• M6.3 — Balleny Islands region · 1939-04-15
• M6.1 — south of Australia · 2000-03-05

More recent earthquakes

• M4.9 — 169 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
• M5.0 — 219 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
• M5.9 — 196 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
• M4.7 — 187 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
• M5.3 — 223 km ENE of Nagqu, China
• M4.5 — 81 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
• M4.9 — 41 km SSE of Kax, China
• M5.1 — 209 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

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