Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 23:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1092.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.044 and latitude -29.142.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -29.142, -177.044
UTC time 2006-04-05 23:51:24.160
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-05

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