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Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p561017
Universal TimeJuly 26 2012 at 13:50:14
NZ Standard TimeFriday, July 27 2012 at 1:50:14 am
Latitude, Longitude-43.49, 172.78
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth5 km
Magnitude3.2
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 00:04:212012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7853.2automaticcaution
000 00:03:432012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7853.0automaticcaution
000 00:03:332012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7852.8automaticcaution
000 00:02:372012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7852.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:492012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7852.5automaticcaution
000 00:01:482012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7852.4automaticcaution
000 00:01:472012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7852.2automaticcaution
000 00:01:202012-07-26T13:50:16.444Z-43.43172.64152.5automaticcaution
000 00:01:092012-07-26T13:50:16.444Z-43.43172.64152.4automaticcaution
000 00:01:082012-07-26T13:50:14.935Z-43.49172.7851.8automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-26T13:54:36.254Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-05-23T01:37:03.623Z (UT).