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USGS usp000guzy

14 Mar 2009, 17:38

112 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 201 km depth.

Depth201 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 112 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand?

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-37.017000, 177.562000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000guzy
Coordinates
-37.017, 177.562
Network
us
Significance
385