Magnitude 4.9 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 05:42:27 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 4.9 |
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| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 38.73S 176.19E |
| Depth | 98 kilometers |
| Region | NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND |
| Distances |
70 km (45 miles) S of Rotorua, New Zealand 105 km (65 miles) NW of Napier, New Zealand 240 km (150 miles) SSE of Auckland, New Zealand 310 km (190 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution |
| Parameters | not available |
| Source | Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Event ID | usesde |
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