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USGS iscgem908156

19 Jun 1929, 10:17

52 km E of Westport, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km E of Westport, New Zealand?

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-41.684000, 172.222000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908156
Coordinates
-41.684, 172.222
Network
iscgem
Significance
601