What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 1988
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Where
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 19.83° S, 133.88° E
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 5
1988 Tennant Creek earthquakes
Sequence of strong quakes in Northern Territory
On 22 January 1988, a sequence of destructive earthquakes measuring 6.2, 6.3, and 6.6 struck southwest of Tennant Creek, Australia which was felt as far north as Darwin and in other regions of the country. The largest event of the sequence was the largest earthquake ever recorded in mainland Australia since records began in 1800. An intensity of IX (Violent) was observed.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page