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USGS usp000c79f

11 Sept 2003, 18:56

74 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 74 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand?

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-45.400000, 166.770000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c79f
Coordinates
-45.4, 166.77
Network
us
Significance
385