EARTHQUAKE M6.9 - strikes COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND - 21-07-2013

M6.9 - COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND
Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 6.9
Date-Time

21 Jul 2013 05:09:29 UTC
21 Jul 2013 17:09:30 near epicenter
21 Jul 2013 05:09:29 standard time in your timezone

Location 41.775S 174.545E
Depth 10 km
Distances

53 km (32 mi) SSW of Brooklyn, New Zealand
56 km (34 mi) SSW of Karori, New Zealand
57 km (35 mi) SSW of Wellington, New Zealand
57 km (35 mi) ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand
69 km (42 mi) SSW of Lower Hutt, New Zealand





Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.9 km; Vertical 2.8 km
Parameters Nph = 50; Dmin = 53.7 km; Rmss = 1.03 seconds; Gp = 131°
Version = 9
Event ID us b000iivv

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