Quakes
Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 33.263S 179.725W, depth 33 km at 172050Z mar 02
South of the Kermadec Islands · USGS-USP000B0HH
- issued
- 2002-03-17 20:50Z
- status
- cancelled 2002-03-20 20:50Z
- self-cancels
- 2002-03-20 20:50Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -33.263, -179.725
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWC) IN 33.263S 179.725W, DEPTH 33 KM AT 172050Z MAR 02. 2. USGS EVENT USP000B0HH. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000b0hh
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- Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 32.003S 178.092W, depth 13 km at 181047Z apr 262026-04-18
- Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mww) in 32.144S 178.317W, depth 12 km at 161330Z apr 262026-04-16
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 32.053S 177.909W, depth 13 km at 051322Z apr 262026-04-05
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 33.021S 178.548W, depth 11 km at 110740Z mar 262026-03-11
- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 33.450S 178.641W, depth 13 km at 072359Z oct 242024-10-07
- Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 33.408S 179.272W, depth 29 km at 271637Z jun 242024-06-27
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2002-03-01 · closed 2002-03-20
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mwc) in 33.192S 179.389W, depth 33 km at 010955Z mar 022002-03-01 → 2002-03-04
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mwc) in 33.263S 179.725W, depth 33 km at 172050Z mar 02 this message2002-03-17 → 2002-03-20
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