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USGS usp0009gkx

25 Oct 1999, 21:31

24 km W of Taupo, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 158.7 km depth.

Depth158.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km W of Taupo, New Zealand?

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-38.699000, 175.803000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009gkx
Coordinates
-38.699, 175.803
Network
us
Significance
591