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USGS usp0002egt

6 May 1985, 18:10

180 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 29.5 km depth.

Depth29.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 180 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand?

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-37.498000, 179.452000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002egt
Coordinates
-37.498, 179.452
Network
us
Significance
591