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USGS usd00103y7

14 Nov 2023, 07:46

south of the Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 83.4 km depth.

Depth83.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-32.577200, -179.457600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usd00103y7
Coordinates
-32.5772, -179.4576
Network
us
Significance
465