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Quake Details

Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p527818
Universal TimeJuly 14 2012 at 7:01:45
NZ Standard TimeSaturday, July 14 2012 at 7:01:45 pm
Latitude, Longitude-43.53, 172.83
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth8 km
Magnitude3.3
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 00:10:302012-07-14T07:01:45.149Z-43.53172.8383.3reviewedbest
000 00:03:282012-07-14T07:01:43.984Z-43.50172.7873.4automaticcaution
000 00:03:212012-07-14T07:01:43.984Z-43.50172.7873.3automaticcaution
000 00:02:322012-07-14T07:01:43.984Z-43.50172.7873.2automaticcaution
000 00:02:302012-07-14T07:01:43.984Z-43.50172.7873.1automaticcaution
000 00:01:532012-07-14T07:01:43.984Z-43.50172.7873.0automaticcaution
000 00:01:502012-07-14T07:01:44.048Z-43.51172.7883.0automaticcaution
000 00:01:262012-07-14T07:01:44.048Z-43.51172.7882.9automaticcaution
000 00:01:092012-07-14T07:01:44.048Z-43.51172.7882.8automaticcaution
000 00:01:082012-07-14T07:01:44.048Z-43.51172.7882.2automaticcaution
000 00:00:492012-07-14T07:01:44.669Z-43.58172.67221.9automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-14T07:12:15.341Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-05-26T02:55:43.743Z (UT).