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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South of Kermadec Islands on Friday, 18 May 2018 - information

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South of Kermadec Islands on Friday, 18 May 2018

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South of Kermadec Islands on Friday, 18 May 2018
Date & time: Fri, 18 May 01:45:31 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.65°S / 178.22°W (international territory)
Nearest volcano: Brothers (248 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 18 May 2018
Fri, 18 May 01:45 UTCM 6.1 / 80 km EAST OF NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.[Map]EMSC
Fri, 18 May 01:45 UTCM 6.2 / 10.9 kmSouth of Kermadec Islands [Sea][Map]INGV
Fri, 18 May 01:45 UTCM 6.2 / 10.6 km- South of the Kermadec Islands[Map]USGS
Fri, 18 May 01:45 UTCM 6.2 / 10 kmSouth of Kermadec Islands[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
(646.2 km WSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 18 Dec 03:47 UTCM 4.0 / 33 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 23 Dec 2018
Sun, 23 Dec 02:53 UTCM 4.3 / 33 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 23 Dec 09:11 UTCM 4.4 / 100 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 28 Dec 2018
Fri, 28 Dec 18:55 UTCM 3.8 / 5 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 30 Dec 2018
Sun, 30 Dec 23:16 UTCM 4.2 / 33 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 2 Feb 2019
Sat, 2 Feb 06:47 UTCM 3.8 / 136.5 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 3 Feb 2019
Sun, 3 Feb 06:11 UTCM 5.1 / 33 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 7 Feb 2019
Thu, 7 Feb 00:01 UTCM 4.3 / 33 km - [info]New Zealand[Map]GEONET (NZ)

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