Earthquake details

Thursday, January 10, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Thursday, January 10, 1985 at 15:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tauranga (New Zealand - NZ), about 168.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 177.548 and latitude -36.653.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -36.653, 177.548
UTC time 1985-01-10 15:30:50.130
Location Tauranga
Country New Zealand (NZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-10

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