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Quake Details

Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p542926
Universal TimeJuly 19 2012 at 21:11:22
NZ Standard TimeFriday, July 20 2012 at 9:11:22 am
Latitude, Longitude-43.60, 172.37
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth9 km
Magnitude2.8
Location20 km west of Christchurch
AgencyWEL(GNS_Primary)
Status ?automatic
Quality ?caution

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Quake History

Location history for this earthquake:

Interval Since EventOrigin TimeLatitudeLongitudeDepthMagnitudeStatus ?Quality ?
000 00:03:102012-07-19T21:11:22.650Z-43.60172.3792.8automaticcaution
000 00:03:092012-07-19T21:11:22.650Z-43.60172.3792.7automaticcaution
000 00:01:442012-07-19T21:11:22.650Z-43.60172.3792.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:272012-07-19T21:11:23.068Z-43.57172.29102.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:252012-07-19T21:11:23.068Z-43.57172.29102.5automaticcaution
000 00:01:252012-07-19T21:11:22.650Z-43.60172.3792.3automaticcaution
000 00:01:102012-07-19T21:11:22.650Z-43.60172.3792.2automaticcaution
000 00:00:562012-07-19T21:11:23.068Z-43.57172.29102.4automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-19T21:14:33.363Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-19T03:34:57.903Z (UT).