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USGS us6000iag4

13 Aug 2022, 07:22

Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kermadec Islands, New Zealand?

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-30.050000, -177.174800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000iag4
Coordinates
-30.05, -177.1748
Network
us
Significance
400