Magnitude 4.8 - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

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2012 May 20 05:06:56 UTC

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Magnitude	4.8
Date-Time	Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 05:06:56 UTC Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 05:06:56 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	43.573°S, 172.932°E
Depth	10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Region	SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances	21 km (13 miles) E of Christchurch, New Zealand 229 km (142 miles) SSE of Westport, New Zealand 294 km (182 miles) SSW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand 320 km (198 miles) NE of Dunedin, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.3 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles)
Parameters	NST= 23, Nph= 28, Dmin=24.5 km, Rmss=0.58 sec, Gp=187°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: Inst. of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009tla

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