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USGS usp000j2rz

5 Jun 2011, 22:09

0 km E of Rolleston, New Zealand

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 8.1 km depth.

Depth8.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 0 km E of Rolleston, New Zealand?

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-43.583000, 172.391000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j2rz
Coordinates
-43.583, 172.391
Network
us
Significance
402