Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 3, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Wednesday, March 3, 1965 at 03:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1093.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.521 and latitude -27.221.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates -27.221, -177.521
UTC time 1965-03-03 03:17:01.770
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1965-03-03

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