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Major
M
6.8
56 km SSE of Castlepoint, New Zealand
Historical event · Sun, 05 Aug 1917 15:50:25 GMT
Peak Ground Motion
MMI 5.4
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Depth
15 km
Time (UTC)
15:50
Date
1917-08-05
Latitude
-41.379°
Longitude
176.458°
Source
USGS
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M6.8 · 56 km SSE of Castlepoint, New Zealand · Was That A Quake?