Earthquake details

Thursday, July 2, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1035.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -178.288 and latitude -28.826.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 174.6 km
Coordinates -28.826, -178.288
UTC time 2009-07-02 07:23:38.910
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-07-02

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