Earthquake details

Thursday, January 18, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 03:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whanganui (New Zealand - NZ), about 80.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 175.860 and latitude -39.560.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates -39.560, 175.860
UTC time 2007-01-18 03:34:14.200
Location Palmerston North
Country New Zealand (NZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-01-18

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