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M 5.3 - 43 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand

Magnitude 5.3, depth 286.008 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 15 October 2026 at 05:25 UTC
First saved by us: 15 October 2026 at 05:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: M5.3 · reviewed

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 05:43 UTC

Saved by us

15 October 2026 at 05:43 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 5.3 - 43 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 15 October 2026 at 05:25 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u2ev",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 5.3 - 43 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-15T05:25:31.942Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-15T05:41:14.040Z",
  "place": "43 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u2ev",
  "coordinates": [
    175.3814,
    -38.5478
  ],
  "magnitude": 5.3,
  "depth": 286.008,
  "severity": "M5.3",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 5.3, depth 286.008 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "b66cc6af6514d498ce6cbc71bb53528937f76068d663a2db290d3e105f795e03"
}

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