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New Zealand Earthquake Report - Feb 28 2010 at 6:14 pm (NZDT)

Magnitude 5.1, Sunday, February 28 2010 at 6:14 pm (NZDT), 70 km south-west of Te Anau.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 3268042 [View event in Google Maps] [View Felt Reports in Google Maps]
Universal Time February 28 2010 at 5:14
NZ Daylight Time Sunday, February 28 2010 at 6:14 pm
Latitude, Longitude 45.68°S, 166.97°E
Focal Depth 90 km
Richter magnitude 5.1
Region Fiordland
Location
  • 70 km south-west of Te Anau
  • 70 km north-west of Tuatapere
  • 140 km north-west of Invercargill
  • 270 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 28 05:34 (UT).