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Magnitude 4.8 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 05:06:56 UTC

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 05:06:56 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 05:06:56 PM - Local Time at Epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 43.57S 172.93E
Depth 10.2 kilometers
Region SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances 21 km (13 miles) E of Christchurch, New Zealand
229 km (142 miles) SSE of Westport, New Zealand
294 km (182 miles) SSW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
320 km (198 miles) NE of Dunedin, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty Error estimate
Parameters Nst=23, Nph=28, Dmin=24.5 km, Rmss=0.58 sec, Gp=187.2 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID usb0009tla

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