Earthquake hits Macquarie Island, intensity 5.4 on Richter scale

The incidence of earthquakes is increasing across the world. Every day, cases of earthquakes occur at some place or other across the world and that too, and more than one case of earthquake is seen in a day. The earthquakes that occurred today, Wednesday, February 28, also include the earthquake that occurred on Macquarie Island. According to Indian time, this earthquake occurred today at 11:26 am and its intensity was 5.4 on the Richter scale. Politically, Macquarie Island is considered part of Australia.

The depth of this earthquake that occurred today on Macquarie Island was 10 kilometres.

Very few people live on Macquarie Island. Also, there has been no damage of any kind due to this earthquake that occurred today.

The incidence of earthquakes is increasing across the world. In the last year, cases of earthquakes have been seen at some place or other all over the world. Some earthquakes do not cause any damage, but in the last few months, some earthquakes have been seen which have caused huge destruction. Last year, earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Nepal and China also caused devastation. The earthquake that occurred in Japan on January 1 this year also caused devastation. Although not all earthquakes cause devastation, the increase in earthquake cases is a matter of concern.