Earthquake details

Saturday, April 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 02:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1083.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.445 and latitude -28.915.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 65.3 km
Coordinates -28.915, -177.445
UTC time 2009-04-18 02:03:52.540
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-18

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