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Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p566665
Universal TimeJuly 28 2012 at 15:59:11
NZ Standard TimeSunday, July 29 2012 at 3:59:11 am
Latitude, Longitude-43.53, 172.78
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth6 km
Magnitude3.2
Location10 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 00:04:062012-07-28T15:59:11.361Z-43.53172.7863.2automaticgood
000 00:03:172012-07-28T15:59:11.361Z-43.53172.7863.1automaticgood
000 00:02:382012-07-28T15:59:11.361Z-43.53172.7863.0automaticgood
000 00:02:322012-07-28T15:59:11.361Z-43.53172.7862.9automaticgood
000 00:02:142012-07-28T15:59:11.361Z-43.53172.7862.8automaticgood
000 00:02:062012-07-28T15:59:11.361Z-43.53172.7862.7automaticgood
000 00:01:562012-07-28T15:59:12.835Z-43.49172.67172.9automaticcaution
000 00:01:252012-07-28T15:59:12.835Z-43.49172.67173.0automaticcaution
000 00:01:162012-07-28T15:59:11.389Z-43.53172.7872.7automaticgood
000 00:01:092012-07-28T15:59:12.835Z-43.49172.67173.2automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-28T16:03:17.406Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-05-26T02:42:02.242Z (UT).