Earthquake details

Sunday, August 28, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Sunday, August 28, 1977 at 14:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1091.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.148 and latitude -29.062.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates -29.062, -177.148
UTC time 1977-08-28 14:11:30.300
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-28

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