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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000fqq1
USGS usp000fqq1

16 Oct 2007, 17:38

88 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 7 km depth.

Depth7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 88 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-44.700000, 167.240000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fqq1
Coordinates
-44.7, 167.24
Network
us
Significance
385