2026-07-20 20:44:19 (M5.0) south of the Kermadec Islands -32.8 -178.1 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 20 Jul 2026 20:44:20 Time near the Epicenter (1): 21 Jul 2026 08:44:20 Time in your area (1): 21 Jul 2026 02:14:20
Location	32.759S 178.088W
Depth	10 km
Distances	629.7 km (390.4 mi) NNE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 730.0 km (452.6 mi) NE of Whakatane, New Zealand 743.3 km (460.8 mi) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand 756.3 km (468.9 mi) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand 772.6 km (479.0 mi) ENE of Whangarei, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 9.9 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 47; Dmin = 389.8 km; Rmss = 1.12 seconds; Gp = 48° Version =
Event ID	us 7000t21e

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