Earthquake details

Saturday, March 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Saturday, March 9, 2002 at 14:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1072.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.104 and latitude -29.354.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -29.354, -177.104
UTC time 2002-03-09 14:09:08.740
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-09

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