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USGS usb000slwz

14 Oct 2014, 05:12

south of the Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 5.7 mb earthquake at 14.2 km depth.

Depth14.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is south of the Kermadec Islands?

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-34.816400, 179.864000

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179 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000slwz
Coordinates
-34.8164, 179.864
Network
us
Significance
500