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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem895990
USGS iscgem895990

26 Oct 1950, 03:49

south of the Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is south of the Kermadec Islands?

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-32.785000, -177.879000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem895990
Coordinates
-32.785, -177.879
Network
iscgem
Significance
556