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Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID2012p610073
Universal TimeAugust 13 2012 at 17:27:03
NZ Standard TimeTuesday, August 14 2012 at 5:27:03 am
Latitude, Longitude-40.10, 174.88
Intensity ?light
Focal Depth0 km
Magnitude2.9
Location25 km south-west of Whanganui
AgencyWEL(GNS_Primary)
Status ?automatic
Quality ?good

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Quake History

Location history for this earthquake:

Interval Since EventOrigin TimeLatitudeLongitudeDepthMagnitudeStatus ?Quality ?
000 01:52:102012-08-13T17:27:03.062Z-40.10174.8802.9automaticgood
000 00:02:532012-08-13T17:27:03.074Z-40.10174.8803.0automaticgood
000 00:02:452012-08-13T17:27:03.120Z-40.10174.8802.9automaticgood
000 00:01:172012-08-13T17:27:04.808Z-40.11174.73302.9automaticcaution
000 00:01:142012-08-13T17:27:03.074Z-40.10174.8802.8automaticgood
000 00:01:112012-08-13T17:27:03.074Z-40.10174.8802.9automaticgood
000 00:01:002012-08-13T17:27:04.808Z-40.11174.73302.8automaticcaution
000 00:00:542012-08-13T17:27:04.808Z-40.11174.73302.6automaticcaution
  • Earthquake information last modified: 2012-08-13T19:19:13.125Z (UT).
  • Page last modified: 2013-06-20T03:19:28.245Z (UT).