Earthquake details

Saturday, January 28, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 17:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei (New Zealand - NE), about 1062.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.166 and latitude -29.428.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -29.428, -177.166
UTC time 2012-01-28 17:45:30.740
Location Kermadec Islands
Country New Zealand (NE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-28

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