iNSulteng - A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded near a remote Australian island.
The Bureau of Meteorology reported the quake near Macquarie Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean at 8.49pm on Thursday.
The earthquake was at a depth of 29.3km. BOM and the Australian territory located south of New Zealand on was briefly on tsunami warning but this was lifted by 10pm.
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According to Tha Sun's report, a strong tremor was felt in the Macquarie Islands region in the southern Pacific Ocean.
Following the sharing of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology reporting this event may have the potential to trigger a Tsunami threat in the region.
The quake was also recorded by the US Geological Survey. The Bureau of Meteorology reported the shake near Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean at 8.49pm on Thursday.
There was no tsunami warnings in place for the Australian mainland.
Located 1,600km southeast of Tasmania, Macquarie Island is home is to the Australian Antarctic Division station, which is occupied all year round.
It has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 and is a refuge for large colonies of penguins and seals.
The island is particularly active in terms of seismic activity, sitting on the boundary between the Australian plate and the Pacific plate.
The Australian federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is currently looking at modernising the Antarctic research station.
The station sits on a low-lying part of land connecting two parts of the island.