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New Zealand Earthquake Report - Sep 25 2008 at 10:40 am (NZST)

Magnitude 5.1, Thursday, September 25 2008 at 10:40 am (NZST), 40 km north-east of Kaikoura.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 2974058/G
Universal Time September 24 2008 at 22:40
NZ Standard Time Thursday, September 25 2008 at 10:40 am
Latitude, Longitude 42.17°S, 173.99°E
Focal Depth 20 km
Richter magnitude 5.1
Region Canterbury
Location
  • 40 km north-east of Kaikoura
  • 60 km south of Seddon
  • 70 km south of Blenheim
  • 120 km south-west of Wellington

Widely felt across central New Zealand, from Canterbury to the Wellington region Depth of the earthquake has been revised with the consideration of new data.

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  • Earthquake information last modified: 2008 Sep 25 23:38 (UT).