Earthquake details

Saturday, April 1, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 13:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1068.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.062 and latitude -29.438.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 16.0 km
Coordinates -29.438, -177.062
UTC time 2006-04-01 13:43:31.600
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-01

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