Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 23:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1176.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.789 and latitude -27.258.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -27.258, -175.789
UTC time 2015-08-04 23:21:10.300
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-04

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