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New Zealand Earthquake Report - Feb 25 2010 at 5:38 pm (NZDT)

Magnitude 5.5, Thursday, February 25 2010 at 5:38 pm (NZDT), 110 km west of Tuatapere.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 3266622 [View event in Google Maps] [View Felt Reports in Google Maps]
Universal Time February 25 2010 at 4:38
NZ Daylight Time Thursday, February 25 2010 at 5:38 pm
Latitude, Longitude 46.08°S, 166.20°E
Focal Depth 12 km
Richter magnitude 5.5
Region Fiordland
Location
  • 110 km west of Tuatapere
  • 140 km south-west of Te Anau
  • 170 km west of Invercargill
  • 330 km west of Dunedin

Will have been felt in Fiordland, Southland and Otago. No damage expected.

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  • Earthquake information last modified: 2010 Feb 25 04:52 (UT).