Earthquake details

Friday, March 3, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Friday, March 3, 1950 at 10:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1250.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.849 and latitude -28.186.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 20.9 km
Coordinates -28.186, -175.849
UTC time 1950-03-03 10:43:36.560
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1950-03-03

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