Earthquake details

Friday, April 10, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Kermadec Islands on Friday, April 10, 1998 at 16:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tauranga, about 602.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.543 and latitude -33.546.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 46.1 km
Coordinates -33.546, -179.543
UTC time 1998-04-10 16:43:41.350
Location south of the Kermadec Islands
Country south of the Kermadec Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-04-10

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