Earthquake details

Thursday, November 29, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Thursday, November 29, 1990 at 20:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1024.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.707 and latitude -28.041.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 415.0 km
Coordinates -28.041, -179.707
UTC time 1990-11-29 20:58:11.080
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1990-11-29

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