USGS: Strong 6.5 earthquake off Australian coast

18 Apr 2019 • 11:43 PM MYT
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HONG KONG, April 18 — A strong 6.5 earthquake hit off the southern coast of Australia today, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning.

The shallow quake occurred 1,040 kilometres southwest of Geeveston in Australia in the western Indian-Antarctic Ridge, the agency said, at a depth of about 10 kilometres. — Reuters