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New Zealand Earthquake July 2011

New Zealand Earthquake July 2011

By July 6, 2011 Tragedy No Comments

A strong New Zealand earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.6, hit the the Kermadec Islands and Tonga at 7:03 a.m. Thursday (1903 GMT Wednesday). No tsunami warnings were issued.

Earthquake details provided by USGS:

Magnitude: 7.6
Date-Time:

Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 19:03:16 UTC
Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 07:03:16 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location: 29.312°S, 176.204°W
Depth: 20 km (12.4 miles)
Region: KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Distances:

163 km (101 miles) E of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
347 km (215 miles) NE of L’Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands
913 km (567 miles) S of NUKU`ALOFA, Tonga
1185 km (736 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand

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