Earthquake details

Sunday, October 7, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kermadec Islands region on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 17:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Whangarei, about 1040.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.265 and latitude -28.121.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 400.0 km
Coordinates -28.121, -179.265
UTC time 2018-10-07 17:42:21.590
Location Kermadec Islands region
Country Kermadec Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-10-07

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