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USGS us6000dzlv

7 Apr 2021, 10:53

Kermadec Islands region

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-29.048900, -176.612400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dzlv
Coordinates
-29.0489, -176.6124
Network
us
Significance
572