Magnitude 7.0 - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

2010 September 03 16:35:46 UTC

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Magnitude	7.0
Date-Time	Friday, September 03, 2010 at 16:35:46 UTC Saturday, September 04, 2010 at 04:35:46 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	43.530°S, 172.120°E
Depth	5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region	SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances	44 km (27 miles) W (273°) from Christchurch, New Zealand 200 km (124 miles) S (169°) from Westport, New Zealand 290 km (180 miles) NNE (27°) from Dunedin, New Zealand 332 km (206 miles) SW (220°) from WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	NST=374, Nph=374, Dmin=88.7 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Event ID	us2010atbj

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