Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Wednesday, January 14, 1976 at 08:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1068.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.248 and latitude -29.268.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 64.0 km
Coordinates -29.268, -177.248
UTC time 1976-01-14 08:28:07.400
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-14

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