Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Wednesday, January 14, 1976 at 21:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1065.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.349 and latitude -29.216.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -29.216, -177.349
UTC time 1976-01-14 21:31:29.500
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-14

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