June 18, 2000 Earthquake: S, Cocos Islands, Australia

Name: June 18, 2000 Earthquake: S, Cocos Islands, Australia
Start: 2000-06-18
Location: S, Cocos Islands, Australia

June 18, 2000 · M7.9

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck S, Cocos Islands, Australia on June 18, 2000 at 14:44:13 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: June 18, 2000
Time: 14:44:13 UTC
Place: S, Cocos Islands, Australia
Magnitude: 7.9 (Mw)
Focal depth: 10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 13.802° S, 97.453° E
Country: Australia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Small items knocked from shelves and a local

tsunami generated with an estimated wave height of 30

cm in the Cocos Islands. Felt (II) at Bengkulu,

Jakarta and Padangpanjang, Indonesia. (reference #1053)

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5565.