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Earthquake OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z.

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:31:38 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-45.4600, 166.2500
Depth
2.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck on OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z., at Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:31:38 GMT. Depth: 2km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.9
mb
Map of OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z.
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.92 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090805_0000073
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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