Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 2, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Tuesday, March 2, 1965 at 09:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1089.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.684 and latitude -27.239.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -27.239, -177.684
UTC time 1965-03-02 09:19:39.490
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-03-02

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