QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000fwke
USGS us6000fwke
21 Oct 2021, 22:58
63 km E of Waitara, New Zealand
A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 224.2 km depth.
Published location
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-39.020000, 174.975700
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Event ID
us6000fwke
Coordinates
-39.02, 174.9757
Network
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Significance
497