Earthquake details

Saturday, April 1, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 08:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1083.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.180 and latitude -29.134.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 55.2 km
Coordinates -29.134, -177.180
UTC time 2006-04-01 08:51:37.990
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-01

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