Magnitude 7.1 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
2004 November 22 20:26:24 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 7.1 |
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| Location | 46.694°S, 164.777°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z. |
| Distances | 275 km (170 miles) W of Invercargill, New Zealand 355 km (220 miles) WSW of Queenstown, New Zealand 440 km (275 miles) NNW of Auckland Island, New Zealand 1005 km (620 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=255, Nph=255, Dmin=260.2 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
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| Event ID | usrdbs |
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Minor damage at Invercargill and in the Southland-Otago area. Felt in much of the South Island and as far north as Hamilton on the North Island.
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