Big quake strikes Macquarie Island region

Updated May 19 2022 - 8:51pm, first published 8:45pm
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific Ocean, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says.