Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at 07:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1194.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.881 and latitude -28.894.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -28.894, -175.881
UTC time 2002-01-09 07:42:41.140
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-09

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