Earthquake details

Thursday, July 28, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Thursday, July 28, 1966 at 12:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1062.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.286 and latitude -29.313.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 57.5 km
Coordinates -29.313, -177.286
UTC time 1966-07-28 12:07:52.700
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-07-28

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