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Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p545525
Universal TimeJuly 20 2012 at 20:15:49
NZ Standard TimeSaturday, July 21 2012 at 8:15:49 am
Latitude, Longitude-42.66, 171.28
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth5 km
Magnitude2.8
Location25 km south of Greymouth
AgencyWEL(GNS_Primary)
Status ?automatic
Quality ?caution

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Quake History

Location history for this earthquake:

Interval Since EventOrigin TimeLatitudeLongitudeDepthMagnitudeStatus ?Quality ?
000 00:02:532012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2852.8automaticcaution
000 00:02:002012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2852.7automaticcaution
000 00:01:512012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2852.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:372012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2852.5automaticcaution
000 00:01:362012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2852.4automaticcaution
000 00:01:252012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2852.3automaticcaution
000 00:01:232012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2852.1automaticcaution
000 00:01:202012-07-20T20:15:49.786Z-42.66171.2851.6automaticcaution
000 00:01:022012-07-20T20:15:49.868Z-42.65171.2951.6automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-20T20:18:43.205Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-19T16:24:52.036Z (UT).