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M5 — 141 km ENE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand

Compare the magnitude, depth, time, and location of this earthquake observation with the local 28-event learning cohort.

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What this observation records

Place: 141 km ENE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand
Observed: 2026-07-16T08:57:58.825Z
Updated: 2026-07-16T10:03:02.040Z
Coordinates: -37.3276, 179.8608
Depth reading: 10 km below the catalog reference surface

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This event is 3.45 magnitude units above the cohort median of 1.55. Its depth is 1.95 km deeper than the cohort median depth of 8.05 km.

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