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Earthquake SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:40:40 GMT

Time17 years ago
Location
-42.2000, 173.9800
Depth
5.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND, at Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:40:40 GMT. Depth: 5km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.15 km17 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20080924_0000067
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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