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USGS us7000jvwe

25 Apr 2023, 23:16

37 km E of Dannevirke, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 21.6 km depth.

Depth21.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km E of Dannevirke, New Zealand?

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-40.260100, 176.532300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jvwe
Coordinates
-40.2601, 176.5323
Network
us
Significance
467