== PRELIMINARY REPORT == Event type: Earthquake Region: off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand Geographic coordinates: 37.180S, 179.634E Magnitude: 5.5 Depth: 10 km Universal Time (UTC): 7 Mar 2021 04:54:00 Time near the Epicenter: 7 Mar 2021 17:54:00 Local standard time in your area: 7 Mar 2021 04:54:00 Location with respect to nearby cities: 217.4 km (134.8 mi) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand 249.4 km (154.6 mi) ENE of Whakatane, New Zealand 312.0 km (193.4 mi) ENE of Tauranga, New Zealand 317.4 km (196.8 mi) ENE of Rotorua, New Zealand 350.0 km (217.0 mi) NE of Napier, New Zealand ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : us 7000dgr6 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/us7000dgr6?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 'US7000dffl' 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