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New Zealand Earthquake Report - Aug 8 2010 at 1:48 pm (NZST)

Magnitude 4.3, Sunday, August 8 2010 at 1:48 pm (NZST), 10 km north of Eketahuna.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 3352238 [View event in Google Maps] [View Felt Reports in Google Maps]
Universal Time August 8 2010 at 1:48
NZ Standard Time Sunday, August 8 2010 at 1:48 pm
Latitude, Longitude 40.58°S, 175.70°E
Focal Depth 40 km
Richter magnitude 4.3
Region Wairarapa
Location
  • 10 km north of Eketahuna
  • 20 km south-west of Pahiatua
  • 20 km south of Palmerston North
  • 110 km north-east of Wellington

Felt Palmerston North, elsewhere in Manawatu, also Northern Wairarapa and southern Hawke's Bay

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  • Earthquake information last modified: 2010 Aug 08 02:00 (UT).