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Quake Details

Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p545252
Universal TimeJuly 20 2012 at 17:50:44
NZ Standard TimeSaturday, July 21 2012 at 5:50:44 am
Latitude, Longitude-43.50, 172.81
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth5 km
Magnitude2.9
Location15 km east 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 00:03:302012-07-20T17:50:44.279Z-43.50172.8152.9automaticcaution
000 00:02:342012-07-20T17:50:44.279Z-43.50172.8152.8automaticcaution
000 00:02:142012-07-20T17:50:44.279Z-43.50172.8152.7automaticcaution
000 00:01:562012-07-20T17:50:44.279Z-43.50172.8152.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:552012-07-20T17:50:44.279Z-43.50172.8152.5automaticcaution
000 00:01:482012-07-20T17:50:44.279Z-43.50172.8152.4automaticcaution
000 00:01:432012-07-20T17:50:44.272Z-43.50172.8152.4automaticcaution
000 00:01:302012-07-20T17:50:44.272Z-43.50172.8152.3automaticcaution
000 00:01:092012-07-20T17:50:44.272Z-43.50172.8152.2automaticcaution
000 00:01:032012-07-20T17:50:44.272Z-43.50172.8151.8automaticcaution
000 00:00:522012-07-20T17:50:44.318Z-43.50172.8161.8automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-20T17:54:14.595Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-05-19T02:52:54.390Z (UT).