An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred west of Macquarie Island.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in the South Pacific Ocean to the west of Macquarie Island, which belongs to the Australian state of Tasmania. This was announced on April 27 by the Australian state Geological Agency Geoscience Australia.

It is specified that the earthquake was recorded at 12:22 Moscow time. The hearth was located at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 1,484 km south of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

There was no information about casualties or damage, and no tsunami threat was announced.

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Earlier, on April 25, two new earthquakes of magnitude 4.4 and 3.6 were recorded in Istanbul. It is specified that the source was located at a depth of 7 km in the Sea of Marmara off the coast of the city. No injuries or damage have been reported.