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Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p510132
Universal TimeJuly 7 2012 at 17:58:20
NZ Standard TimeSunday, July 8 2012 at 5:58:20 am
Latitude, Longitude-44.54, 167.84
Intensity ?strong
Focal Depth6 km
Magnitude4.5
Location15 km north-west of Milford Sound
AgencyWEL(GNS_Primary)
Status ?reviewed
Quality ?best

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Quake History

Location history for this earthquake:

Interval Since EventOrigin TimeLatitudeLongitudeDepthMagnitudeStatus ?Quality ?
000 02:22:592012-07-07T17:58:20.473Z-44.54167.8464.5reviewedbest
000 00:04:342012-07-07T17:58:22.751Z-44.68167.9394.3automaticgood
000 00:03:262012-07-07T17:58:22.751Z-44.68167.9394.2automaticgood
000 00:03:192012-07-07T17:58:22.751Z-44.68167.9394.1automaticgood
000 00:02:322012-07-07T17:58:20.539Z-44.53167.8274.4automaticgood
000 00:02:202012-07-07T17:58:22.162Z-44.64167.88114.3automaticgood
000 00:02:102012-07-07T17:58:22.162Z-44.64167.88114.2automaticgood
000 00:02:102012-07-07T17:58:20.539Z-44.53167.8274.3automaticgood
000 00:01:302012-07-07T17:58:20.362Z-44.52167.8294.4automaticcaution
000 00:01:232012-07-07T17:58:20.362Z-44.52167.8294.3automaticcaution
000 00:01:202012-07-07T17:58:20.539Z-44.53167.8274.2automaticgood
000 00:00:502012-07-07T17:58:20.362Z-44.52167.8294.2automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-07T20:21:20.318Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-19T00:34:10.011Z (UT).