Earthquake details

Saturday, November 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Saturday, November 24, 1979 at 14:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1207.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.372 and latitude -28.267.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 63.0 km
Coordinates -28.267, -176.372
UTC time 1979-11-24 14:37:42.800
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-24

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