Magnitude 3.9 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 02:02:48 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 3.9 |
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| Date-Time |
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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