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USGS usc000mfqw

2 Feb 2014, 18:12

south of the Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is south of the Kermadec Islands?

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-33.698200, -178.137300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000mfqw
Coordinates
-33.6982, -178.1373
Network
us
Significance
400