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On Thursday at 3:46 PM, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island, located about 1,500km southwest of Tasmania, and at a depth of 10km. Despite the potential for minor-to-moderate damage to buildings, there was no reported damage due to the island's remote location. Macquarie Island is maintained by the Australian Antarctic Division but has no permanent residents; researchers and support staff visit regularly. Currently, scientists are studying the island’s gentoo penguin population, which has declined by 50% over the past 21 years.
Written for “Earthquake Near Antarctic Research St…” on 2026-10-08,
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A large earthquake has hit near an Australian research station between Tasmania and Antarctica.
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earthquake → hit → Tasmania
The magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island, about 1,500km southwest of Tasmania, at 3.46pm on Thursday.
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earthquake → strike → Thursday
Macquarie Island has no permanent population but researchers and support staff regularly visit its station, maintained by the Australian Antarctic Division.
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researchers → have → Division
Researchers are currently monitoring the island's gentoo penguin population, which has plummeted by 50 per cent over 21 years.
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which → monitor → years
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake is strong enough to cause minor-to-moderate damage to buildings, shake shelves and rattle windows.
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earthquake → cause → windows
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake (above) struck west of Macquarie Island at 3.46pm on Thursday
Macquarie Island (above) has no permanent population but researchers and support staff regularly visit its station
Researchers are monitoring the island's gentoo penguin population, which dropped 50 per cent over 21 years
However, there was no damage caused by Thursday's shake due to its remote location.
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which → strike → location
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