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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000d11b
USGS usp000d11b

29 Jul 2004, 00:13

south of the Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 85.3 km depth.

Depth85.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 February 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is south of the Kermadec Islands?

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-33.866000, -179.720000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d11b
Coordinates
-33.866, -179.72
Network
us
Significance
416