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Quake Details

Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p545605
Universal TimeJuly 20 2012 at 20:58:24
NZ Standard TimeSaturday, July 21 2012 at 8:58:24 am
Latitude, Longitude-43.56, 172.79
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth5 km
Magnitude3.2
Location15 km east of Christchurch
AgencyWEL(GNS_Primary)
Status ?automatic
Quality ?good

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Quake History

Location history for this earthquake:

Interval Since EventOrigin TimeLatitudeLongitudeDepthMagnitudeStatus ?Quality ?
000 00:03:292012-07-20T20:58:24.114Z-43.56172.7953.2automaticgood
000 00:02:242012-07-20T20:58:24.114Z-43.56172.7953.1automaticgood
000 00:01:522012-07-20T20:58:24.114Z-43.56172.7953.0automaticgood
000 00:01:472012-07-20T20:58:24.074Z-43.56172.8052.9automaticcaution
000 00:01:302012-07-20T20:58:24.074Z-43.56172.8053.0automaticcaution
000 00:01:022012-07-20T20:58:29.205Z-43.51172.38102.9automaticcaution
000 00:01:032012-07-20T20:58:24.074Z-43.56172.8052.8automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-20T21:01:53.572Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-19T22:45:08.270Z (UT).