Earthquake details

Saturday, July 12, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Saturday, July 12, 1975 at 19:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1067.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.482 and latitude -29.087.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 63.0 km
Coordinates -29.087, -177.482
UTC time 1975-07-12 19:04:45.200
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-07-12

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