== PRELIMINARY REPORT == Event type: Earthquake Region: off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand Geographic coordinates: 37.596S, 179.543E Magnitude: 6.9 Depth: 10 km Universal Time (UTC): 4 Mar 2021 13:27:35 Time near the Epicenter: 5 Mar 2021 02:27:35 Local standard time in your area: 4 Mar 2021 13:27:35 Location with respect to nearby cities: 178.9 km (110.9 mi) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand 228.9 km (141.9 mi) E of Whakatane, New Zealand 296.4 km (183.8 mi) ENE of Rotorua, New Zealand 298.2 km (184.9 mi) E of Tauranga, New Zealand 311.3 km (193.0 mi) NE of Napier, New Zealand ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us 7000dffl This is a computer-generated message and has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist. For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000dffl?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ National Earthquake Information Center U.S. Geological Survey DISCLAIMER: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/help.html?page=help#disclaimer This email was sent to quake@xxxxxxxxxxx You requested mail for events between -90.0/90.0 latitude and 180.0/-180.0 longitude (Default World Profile) for M5.5 at all times. Your account has aftershock exclusion turned on. This event fell into the 'AT00qpg5dz' exclusion region, but was large enough to trigger notification. To change your parameters, go to https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ens To unsubscribe, send a one-line reply to this message with: STOP quake@xxxxxxxxxxx