Earthquake details

Sunday, October 7, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Sunday, October 7, 1990 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1118.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.000 and latitude -28.848.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates -28.848, -177.000
UTC time 1990-10-07 04:45:54.680
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-07

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