Earthquake details

Friday, November 26, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Friday, November 26, 1976 at 00:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1047.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.460 and latitude -29.354.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -29.354, -177.460
UTC time 1976-11-26 00:35:11.000
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-11-26

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