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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 236km ESE of Raoul Island, New Zealand on Thursday, 3 July 2014

Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 193km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand on Thursday, 3 July 2014

Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 193km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand on Thursday, 3 July 2014
Jul 3 21:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.6 to 6.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 20.0 km.
Date & time: Thu, 3 Jul 19:50:05 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, July 03, 2014 07:50:05
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.5328°S / 176.5257°W
Nearest volcano: Raoul Island (238 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 3 Jul
Thu, 3 Jul 19:50 UTCM 6.3 / 10 kmKermadec Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Thu, 3 Jul 19:50 UTCM 6.3 / 2 km KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC

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"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 4 Jul
Fri, 4 Jul 19:22 UTCM 4.7 / 276.2 km - [info]Curtis Island (58 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec Islands
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 5 Jul
Sat, 5 Jul 01:18 UTCM 5.3 / 33 km - [info]Curtis Island (106 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec Islands
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 5 Jul 01:18 UTCM 5.5 / 61 km - [info] (69 km)Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 5 Jul 10:47 UTCM 4.6 / 33 km - [info]Curtis Island (143 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec Islands
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 8 Jul
Tue, 8 Jul 05:09 UTCM 4.6 / 299.1 km - [info]Curtis Island (27 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec Islands
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 11 Jul
Fri, 11 Jul 12:22 UTCM 5.3 / 33 km - [info] (143 km)
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 11 Jul 12:22 UTCM 4.8 / 43 km - [info] (103 km)Kermadec Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 20 Jul
Sun, 20 Jul 04:18 UTCM 4.9 / 33 km - [info] (114 km)
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 20 Jul 04:18 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info] (100 km) KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 20 Jul 04:18 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info] (100 km) KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 24 Jul
Thu, 24 Jul 13:47 UTCM 4.3 / 33 km - [info] (289 km)
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 25 Jul
Fri, 25 Jul 11:09 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (116 km)Kermadec Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 25 Jul 11:09 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (116 km)Kermadec Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 27 Jul
Sun, 27 Jul 14:01 UTCM 4.5 / 223.7 km - [info] (160 km)
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 27 Jul 19:43 UTCM 4.7 / 33 km - [info] (87 km)
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 3 Aug
Sun, 3 Aug 17:39 UTCM 5.2 / 33 km - [info] (181 km)[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 3 Aug 17:39 UTCM 4.6 / 149 km - [info] (113 km)Kermadec Islands, New Zealand[Map]GFZ
Mon, 4 Aug
Mon, 4 Aug 16:50 UTCM 5.3 / 33 km - [info] (204 km)[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 4 Aug 16:50 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (140 km)Kermadec Islands, New Zealand[Map]GFZ
Tue, 5 Aug
Tue, 5 Aug 20:50 UTCM 4.6 / 285.9 km - [info]Macauley Island (14 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec Islands[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 11 Aug
Mon, 11 Aug 10:07 UTCM 5.3 / 33 km - [info] (209 km)[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 11 Aug 10:07 UTCM 5.5 / 31.7 km - [info] (186 km)184km ESE of Raoul Island, New Zealand[Map]USGS
Thu, 21 Aug
Thu, 21 Aug 02:51 UTCM 5.0 / 33 km - [info] (176 km)[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 14 Oct
Tue, 14 Oct 08:35 UTCM 5.1 / 16.6 km - [info]Macauley Island (104 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec IslandsNew Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 10 Nov
Mon, 10 Nov 21:37 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]Macauley Island (79 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec IslandsKermadec Islands, New Zealand[Map]GFZ
Wed, 26 Nov
Wed, 26 Nov 09:19 UTCM 4.8 / 27 km - [info] (104 km) KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 14 Dec
Sun, 14 Dec 07:14 UTCM 5.4 / 30 km - [info]Curtis Island (71 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec IslandsKermadec Islands, New Zealand[Map]GFZ
Wed, 17 Dec
Wed, 17 Dec 08:28 UTCM 5.0 / 2 km - [info]Curtis Island (110 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec Islands KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND[Map]EMSC
Mon, 22 Dec
Mon, 22 Dec 10:35 UTCM 4.6 / 117 km - [info]Macauley Island (18 km) - New Zealand, Kermadec Islands KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND[Map]EMSC

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