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New Zealand Earthquake Report - Aug 24 2008 at 6:25 am (NZST)

Magnitude 3.0, Sunday, August 24 2008 at 6:25 am (NZST), 20 km north-east of Porangahau.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 2957960/G
Universal Time August 23 2008 at 18:25
NZ Standard Time Sunday, August 24 2008 at 6:25 am
Latitude, Longitude 40.18°S, 176.83°E
Focal Depth 25 km
Richter magnitude 3.0
Region Hawke's Bay
Location
  • 20 km north-east of Porangahau
  • 30 km south-east of Waipukurau
  • 60 km south of Hastings
  • 210 km north-east of Wellington

Possibly felt in southern Hawkes Bay.

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  • Earthquake information last modified: 2008 Aug 23 18:43 (UT).