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USGS usp000jcaw

17 Dec 2011, 10:18

south of the Kermadec Islands

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is south of the Kermadec Islands?

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-32.846000, -178.602000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jcaw
Coordinates
-32.846, -178.602
Network
us
Significance
400