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Strong mag. 6 earthquake - South of the Kermadec Islands

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South of the Kermadec Islands on Saturday, 15 June 2013

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South of the Kermadec Islands on Saturday, 15 June 2013
Date & time: Saturday, 15 June 2013 11:20 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:20
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 172.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.895°S / 179.4551°E (international territory)
Nearest volcano: Brothers (114 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3*10^13 J (17.5 GWh / 15080 tons of TNT / 0.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 15 Jun 2013
Sat, 15 Jun 11:20 UTCM 6.1 / 211 km SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDSEMSC
Sat, 15 Jun 11:20 UTCM 6.0 / 210 kmSouth of Kermadec IslandsGFZ
Sat, 15 Jun 11:20 UTCM 5.8 / 191 kmS of Kermadec IslandsGeoAu

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