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USGS usp0002ajv

30 Dec 1984, 21:36

150 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 39.3 km depth.

Depth39.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 150 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand?

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-36.663000, 177.512000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp0002ajv

Coordinates

-36.663, 177.512

Network

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Significance

711