Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 9, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Tuesday, March 9, 1976 at 10:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1064.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.292 and latitude -29.283.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 72.0 km
Coordinates -29.283, -177.292
UTC time 1976-03-09 10:16:05.800
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-03-09

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