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Earthquake COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:09:23 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-40.5800, 174.7600
Depth
65.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND, at Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:09:23 GMT. Depth: 65km. Reviewed by NEIC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of ml.

Magnitude
5.1
ml
Map of COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND
Source
NEIC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
NEICPrimary5.165 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_NEIC_20091208_0000064
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typeml

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