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USGS usp000fqks

15 Oct 2007, 13:29

70 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.8 mwc earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 70 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand?

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-44.796000, 167.553000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.8

56 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand

M 6.7

46 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand

M 7

30 km NW of Amberley, New Zealand

M 7

15 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand

M 6.6

86 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand

M 7

19 km NE of Methven, New Zealand

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fqks
Coordinates
-44.796, 167.553
Network
us
Significance
744