Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 21:53 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1165.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.330 and latitude -27.424.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -27.424, -176.330
UTC time 2009-02-18 21:53:45.160
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2009-02-18

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