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USGS us7000eeq4

20 Jun 2021, 18:05

Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.5 mww earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Kermadec Islands, New Zealand?

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-30.216200, -177.844900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000eeq4
Coordinates
-30.2162, -177.8449
Network
us
Significance
650