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Macquarie penguins appear to have escaped the worst An earthquake on a remote Antarctic archipelago home to 850,000 King Penguins was the strongest on earth in four years, seismologists say. The quake hit 400km (250 miles) off the Macquarie Islands on Friday, measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale. Penguins appear to have escaped a major disaster as the quake occurred deep under the sea, far from inhabited land. There were no tsunamis, or large tidal waves, because the quake moved horizontally rather than vertically. The tremors were felt in Tasmania, 1000km (600 miles) away, but because the epicentre was...

Magnitude 8.1 - NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND 2004 December 23 14:59:04 UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information CenterWorld Data Center for Seismology, Denver A great earthquake occurred at 14:59:04 (UTC) on Thursday, December 23, 2004. The magnitude 8.1 event has been located NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.) Magnitude 8.1 Date-Time Thursday, December 23, 2004 at 14:59:04 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, December 24, 2004 at 1:59:04 AM = local time at epicenter Location 50.240°S, 160.133°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region NORTH OF MACQUARIE...

Magnitude 7.8 - NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND 2004 December 23 14:59:04 UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver A major earthquake occurred at 14:59:04 (UTC) on Thursday, December 23, 2004. The magnitude 7.8 event has been located NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.) Magnitude 7.8 Date-Time Thursday, December 23, 2004 at 14:59:04 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, December 24, 2004 at 1:59:04 AM = local time at epicenter Location 50.240°S, 160.133°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region NORTH...