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USGS usb000iivv

21 Jul 2013, 06:09

38 km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.5 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 March 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand?

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-41.704000, 174.337000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000iivv
Coordinates
-41.704, 174.337
Network
us
Significance
693