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USGS us70006uli

4 Jan 2020, 07:18

99 km E of Tairua, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 317.8 km depth.

Depth317.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 99 km E of Tairua, New Zealand?

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-36.855100, 176.951200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006uli
Coordinates
-36.8551, 176.9512
Network
us
Significance
407