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USGS us7000d2yf

24 Jan 2021, 19:12

16 km E of Rotorua, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km E of Rotorua, New Zealand?

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-38.149900, 176.437200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000d2yf
Coordinates
-38.1499, 176.4372
Network
us
Significance
415