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New Zealand Earthquake Report - May 3 2008 at 1:42 am (NZST)

Magnitude 4.2, Saturday, May 3 2008 at 1:42 am (NZST), 60 km north-west of Milford Sound.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 2902930/G
Universal Time May 2 2008 at 13:42
NZ Standard Time Saturday, May 3 2008 at 1:42 am
Latitude, Longitude 44.40°S, 167.31°E
Focal Depth 12 km
Richter magnitude 4.2
Region Tasman Basin
Location
  • 60 km north-west of Milford Sound
  • 100 km north-west of Glenorchy
  • 230 km north-west of Gore
  • 300 km north-west of Dunedin

May have been felt in the populated parts of Fiordland.

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  • Earthquake information last modified: 2008 May 02 13:59 (UT).