Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 8, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 21:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1077.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.044 and latitude -28.517.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 234.7 km
Coordinates -28.517, -178.044
UTC time 2005-06-08 21:24:58.480
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-06-08

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