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Quake Details

Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p537083
Universal TimeJuly 17 2012 at 17:18:11
NZ Standard TimeWednesday, July 18 2012 at 5:18:11 am
Latitude, Longitude-39.47, 175.73
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth8 km
Magnitude2.7
Location25 km north of Taihape
AgencyWEL(GNS_Primary)
Status ?automatic
Quality ?good

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Quake History

Location history for this earthquake:

Interval Since EventOrigin TimeLatitudeLongitudeDepthMagnitudeStatus ?Quality ?
000 03:32:582012-07-17T17:18:11.863Z-39.47175.7382.7automaticgood
000 02:25:412012-07-17T17:18:11.868Z-39.47175.7382.7automaticgood
000 02:12:092012-07-17T17:18:11.719Z-39.47175.7472.7automaticgood
000 00:02:572012-07-17T17:18:11.274Z-39.46175.75192.8automaticgood
000 00:02:012012-07-17T17:18:11.274Z-39.46175.75192.7automaticgood
000 00:01:272012-07-17T17:18:11.274Z-39.46175.75192.5automaticgood
000 00:01:212012-07-17T17:18:11.191Z-39.46175.74192.6automaticgood
000 00:01:052012-07-17T17:18:11.191Z-39.46175.74192.5automaticgood
000 00:01:022012-07-17T17:18:11.191Z-39.46175.74192.3automaticgood
000 00:01:002012-07-17T17:18:11.191Z-39.46175.74192.4automaticgood
000 00:00:572012-07-17T17:18:11.191Z-39.46175.74191.9automaticgood
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-17T20:51:10.383Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-19T10:53:28.931Z (UT).