Earthquake details

Sunday, April 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 21:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1090.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.841 and latitude -28.520.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 64.8 km
Coordinates -28.520, -177.841
UTC time 2008-04-06 21:00:59.830
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-06

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