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USGS usp000jdya

25 Jan 2012, 06:02

180 km W of Riverton, New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 24.1 km depth.

Depth24.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 180 km W of Riverton, New Zealand?

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-46.680000, 165.714000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jdya
Coordinates
-46.68, 165.714
Network
us
Significance
400