Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 4, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at 20:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1076.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.116 and latitude -29.285.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -29.285, -177.116
UTC time 2006-04-04 20:15:50.320
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-04

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