Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of New Zealand on Tuesday, October 18, 1977 at 01:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 887.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.201 and latitude -27.818.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates -27.818, 173.201
UTC time 1977-10-18 01:57:57.100
Location north of New Zealand
Country north of New Zealand
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-18

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