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USGS us7000j1vk

3 Jan 2023, 16:39

North Island of New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 March 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is North Island of New Zealand?

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-37.655300, 175.716400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000j1vk
Coordinates
-37.6553, 175.7164
Network
us
Significance
447