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USGS usp000h004

5 Aug 2009, 09:31

107 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand

A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 107 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand?

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-45.554000, 166.356000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h004
Coordinates
-45.554, 166.356
Network
us
Significance
581