Magnitude 7.6 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.

2009 July 15 09:22:29 UTC

Magnitude	7.6
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 09:22:29 UTC Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 08:22:29 PM at epicenter
Location	45.750°S, 166.577°E
Depth	12 km (7.5 miles) set by location program
Region	OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Distances	155 km (96 miles) WNW (297°) from Invercargill, New Zealand 182 km (113 miles) WSW (244°) from Queenstown, New Zealand 304 km (189 miles) W (271°) from Dunedin, New Zealand 827 km (514 miles) SW (230°) from WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	NST=209, Nph=209, Dmin=328.5 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID	us2009jcap

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