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USGS usp000b3qc

4 May 2002, 13:59

66 km W of Wakefield, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km W of Wakefield, New Zealand?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-41.399000, 172.252000

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M 6.25

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M 7.06

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b3qc
Coordinates
-41.399, 172.252
Network
us
Significance
416