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USGS usp0006efu

18 Jun 1994, 04:25

56 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 13.6 km depth.

Depth13.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand?

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-42.963000, 171.658000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006efu
Coordinates
-42.963, 171.658
Network
us
Significance
711