Earthquake Location

Magnitude 5.2 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 05:49:22 UTC

Earthquake Location World Location
Earthquake Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Earthquake Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Map of NEW ZEALAND
Map of NEW ZEALAND

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver