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USGS usp000fppp

2 Oct 2007, 07:51

293 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 293 km SW of Riverton, New Zealand?

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-48.013000, 165.008000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000fppp

Coordinates

-48.013, 165.008

Network

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Significance

400