Friday, May 23, 1997 Earthquake
The earthquake hit New Zealand the Friday, May 23, 1997 at 00:24 with a magnitude of 4.7. The closest city with more than 15.000 habitants is Tauranga (New Zealand - NZ). The epicenter is located at longitude 177.024 and latitude -36.769. 127.31 km from Ovalle.
| Magnitude | 4.7 |
| Alert | |
| Depth ? | 200 |
| Nst ? | |
| Dmin ? | |
| Dmin ? |
| Location | Tauranga |
| Bay Of Plenty | |
| Tauranga City | |
| New Zealand (nz)) |
Earthquake Map 5/23/1997 12:24:42 AM
Closest cities
Closest cities near the epicenter
| Whakatane | 103.95 km |
| Gisborne | 148.45 km |
| Tauranga | 155.89 km |
| Rotorua | 168.55 km |
| Taupo | 218.24 km |
| Cambridge | 221.12 km |
| Hamilton | 234.47 km |
| Napier | 254.24 km |
| Pukekohe East | 259.44 km |
| Hastings | 271.70 km |
Biggest cities
Closest cities with Population over 100,000
| Tauranga | 155.89 km |
| Hamilton | 234.47 km |
| Auckland | 281.34 km |
| Lower Hutt | 500.73 km |
| Wellington | 513.87 km |
| Christchurch | 819.08 km |
| Dunedin | 1129.63 km |
| Canberra | 2581.37 km |
| Hobart | 2660.60 km |
| Geelong | 2938.81 km |
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