Earthquake details

Friday, October 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of New Zealand on Friday, October 21, 1977 at 22:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 893.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 173.756 and latitude -27.719.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -27.719, 173.756
UTC time 1977-10-21 22:14:00.000
Location north of New Zealand
Country north of New Zealand
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-21

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