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Quake and tsunami safety concerns for Macquarie Island expeditioners in Southern Ocean
In 1989, a magnitude-8.2 earthquake on Macquarie Island shook expeditioners out of their bunks.
Key points:
- Macquarie Island is 1,542 kilometres from Hobart, Tasmania and is located in a “highly active tectonic environment”
- Large earthquakes have rocked the area before and there are concerns a…
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