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Quake Details

Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p566819
Universal TimeJuly 28 2012 at 17:21:16
NZ Standard TimeSunday, July 29 2012 at 5:21:16 am
Latitude, Longitude-43.49, 172.76
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth5 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 02:46:382012-07-28T17:21:16.397Z-43.49172.7653.2automaticgood
000 00:03:402012-07-28T17:21:16.472Z-43.49172.7553.2automaticgood
000 00:03:172012-07-28T17:21:16.472Z-43.49172.7553.1automaticgood
000 00:03:012012-07-28T17:21:16.470Z-43.49172.7553.1automaticgood
000 00:03:002012-07-28T17:21:16.470Z-43.49172.7553.0automaticgood
000 00:02:352012-07-28T17:21:16.472Z-43.49172.7553.0automaticgood
000 00:02:102012-07-28T17:21:16.472Z-43.49172.7552.9automaticgood
000 00:01:582012-07-28T17:21:16.472Z-43.49172.7552.8automaticgood
000 00:01:542012-07-28T17:21:16.470Z-43.49172.7552.8automaticgood
000 00:01:452012-07-28T17:21:16.470Z-43.49172.7552.7automaticgood
000 00:01:212012-07-28T17:21:18.401Z-43.45172.58202.8automaticcaution
000 00:01:222012-07-28T17:21:16.470Z-43.49172.7552.6automaticgood
000 00:01:072012-07-28T17:21:16.470Z-43.49172.7552.5automaticgood
000 00:01:042012-07-28T17:21:18.401Z-43.45172.58202.9automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-07-28T20:07:54.433Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-20T09:30:33.503Z (UT).