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Magnitude 3.9 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 02:02:48 UTC

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Magnitude 3.9
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 02:02:48 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 02:02:48 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 39.53S 174.76E
    Depth 121 kilometers
    Region NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
    Distances 80 km (50 miles) SE of New Plymouth, New Zealand
    115 km (75 miles) NW of Palmerston North, New Zealand
    195 km (120 miles) N of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
    295 km (185 miles) S of Auckland, 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
    Remarks MG 3.9 (WEL).
    Event ID useycw

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