Today: 6.6 magnitude earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

5.6 magnitude earthquake 281 km from Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand

2002-03-17 21:43:31 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, March 17, 2002 21:43 PM

Your time: 2002-03-17T21:43:31Z

Magnitude Type: mwc

USGS page: M 5.6 - east of the North Island of New Zealand

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

2002-03-17 21:43:31 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 36 km depth
Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand

Aftershocks:

2002-03-17 22:13:18 UTC 5.5 magnitude, 35 km depth
East Of North Island, New Zealand

2002-03-17 22:49:17 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 38 km depth
East Of North Island, New Zealand

2002-03-18 16:43:53 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 33 km depth
East Of North Island, New Zealand

2002-03-18 18:45:34 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 33 km depth
East Of North Island, New Zealand

2002-03-18 21:16:11 UTC 4.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
East Of North Island, New Zealand

2002-03-18 21:19:21 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
East Of North Island, New Zealand

This earthquake is close to these areas:

East Of North Island, New Zealand

E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand

South Of Kermadec Islands

North Island Of New Zealand

W. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand

Cook Strait, New Zealand

North Of New Zealand

Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

Kermadec Islands

E. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand

Northwest Of New Zealand

South Island Of New Zealand