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Earthquake SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:41:19 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-45.5400, 167.1800
Depth
60.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND, at Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:41:19 GMT. Depth: 60km. 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
EMSCPrimary5.160 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090715_0000087
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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