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USGS us6000nwqg

5 Oct 2024, 17:08

27 km W of Karori, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 44.4 km depth.

Depth44.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 December 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km W of Karori, New Zealand?

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-41.283300, 174.413000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nwqg
Coordinates
-41.2833, 174.413
Network
us
Significance
436