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USGS us7000nula

27 Nov 2024, 22:03

119 km E of Hicks Bay, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 February 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km E of Hicks Bay, New Zealand?

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-37.638100, 179.654200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000nula
Coordinates
-37.6381, 179.6542
Network
us
Significance
522