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USGS us2000ax3z

30 Sept 2017, 07:34

161 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 49.1 km depth.

Depth49.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 161 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand?

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-37.155900, 178.772100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000ax3z
Coordinates
-37.1559, 178.7721
Network
us
Significance
388