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USGS us6000nsve

18 Sept 2024, 12:53

Kermadec Islands region

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated23 November 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-27.422500, -176.692400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nsve
Coordinates
-27.4225, -176.6924
Network
us
Significance
500