Magnitude 4.7 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
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2012 May 11 22:07:35 UTC
Earthquake Details
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Magnitude | 4.7 |
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Location | 46.271°S, 167.363°E |
Depth | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Region | OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z. |
Distances | 77 km (47 miles) W of Invercargill, New Zealand 171 km (106 miles) SW of Queenstown, New Zealand 247 km (153 miles) W of Dunedin, New Zealand 812 km (504 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 18.8 km (11.7 miles); depth +/- 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 29, Nph= 30, Dmin=53.4 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp=119°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5 |
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Event ID | usb0009nfu |
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