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Quake Details

Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p499506
Universal TimeJuly 3 2012 at 19:37:12
NZ Standard TimeWednesday, July 4 2012 at 7:37:12 am
Latitude, Longitude-43.52, 172.80
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth9 km
Magnitude3.0
Location15 km east of Christchurch
AgencyWEL(GNS_Primary)
Status ?reviewed
Quality ?best

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Quake History

Location history for this earthquake:

Interval Since EventOrigin TimeLatitudeLongitudeDepthMagnitudeStatus ?Quality ?
000 03:15:072012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8093.0reviewedbest
000 00:03:482012-07-03T19:37:12.566Z-43.51172.7893.1automaticcaution
000 00:03:312012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8093.0automaticcaution
000 00:03:232012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8092.9automaticcaution
000 00:02:132012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8092.8automaticcaution
000 00:02:062012-07-03T19:37:12.566Z-43.51172.7892.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:472012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8092.7automaticcaution
000 00:01:452012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8092.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:292012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8092.5automaticcaution
000 00:01:212012-07-03T19:37:12.702Z-43.52172.8092.4automaticcaution
000 00:01:092012-07-03T19:37:13.271Z-43.58172.71212.3automaticcaution
000 00:00:472012-07-03T19:37:13.271Z-43.58172.71211.6automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-03T22:52:20.084Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-19T20:56:56.258Z (UT).