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USGS usp000gzb5

16 Jul 2009, 18:27

92 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 12 km depth.

Depth12 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 92 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand?

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-45.492000, 166.544000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gzb5
Coordinates
-45.492, 166.544
Network
us
Significance
385