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USGS usp000bbap

5 Sept 2002, 22:35

south of the Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 5 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 south of the Kermadec Islands?

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-34.029000, -179.006000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bbap
Coordinates
-34.029, -179.006
Network
us
Significance
385