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USGS us6000rj2t

24 Oct 2025, 09:31

290 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 290 km NE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand?

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-35.715800, -179.447800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000rj2t
Coordinates
-35.7158, -179.4478
Network
us
Significance
385