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USGS us10006k2d

1 Sept 2016, 18:23

225 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 225 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand?

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-37.260200, 179.867100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006k2d
Coordinates
-37.2602, 179.8671
Network
us
Significance
385