Earthquake details

Thursday, October 22, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Thursday, October 22, 1992 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1129.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.488 and latitude -28.318.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -28.318, -177.488
UTC time 1992-10-22 20:00:13.560
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-10-22

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