Earthquake details

Saturday, March 21, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Saturday, March 21, 1964 at 16:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1167.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.999 and latitude -27.744.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -27.744, -176.999
UTC time 1964-03-21 16:27:14.040
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-03-21

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