Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 17:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1109.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.144 and latitude -28.843.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 28.6 km
Coordinates -28.843, -177.144
UTC time 2008-03-19 17:50:25.740
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-19

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