5.5 Earthquake @ the Kermadec Islands

005/10/14 08:27 M 5.5 KERMADEC ISLANDS Z= 10km 34.45S 179.64E

This information is provided by the USGS
National Earthquake Information Center.
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These parameters are preliminary and subject to revision.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS has occurred at:
34.45S 179.64E Depth 10km Fri Oct 14 08:27:12 2005 UTC

Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Oct 14 08:27:12 2005
Time Near Epicenter Fri Oct 14 20:27:12 2005
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Fri Oct 14 04:27:12 2005
Central Daylight Time (CDT) Fri Oct 14 03:27:12 2005
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) Fri Oct 14 02:27:12 2005
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Fri Oct 14 01:27:12 2005
Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) Fri Oct 14 00:27:12 2005
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Oct 13 22:27:12 2005

Location with respect to nearby cities:
360 km (225 miles) SSW of L´Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands
490 km (305 miles) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand
515 km (320 miles) ENE of Auckland, New Zealand
870 km (540 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates,
please consult: [link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 179