Earthquake details

Friday, August 26, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Friday, August 26, 1966 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1154.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.185 and latitude -27.693.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -27.693, -177.185
UTC time 1966-08-26 00:51:52.980
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-26

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