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This is a list of recent earthquakes that may have been felt in the New Zealand region.

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  • Public Id: 2013p377778
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 21 2013 at 6:40:11 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 14 km
  • Magnitude: 2.1
  • Location: 5 km north-west of Porangahau
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  • Public Id: 2013p377002
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 11:47:01 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 24 km
  • Magnitude: 2.9
  • Location: 25 km north-west of Ohakune
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  • Public Id: 2013p376995
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 11:43:05 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 40 km
  • Magnitude: 3.4
  • Location: 40 km north-west of Te Anau
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  • Public Id: 2013p375677
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 12:00:51 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 38 km
  • Magnitude: 3.7
  • Location: 20 km west of Blenheim
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  • Public Id: 2013p375639
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 11:40:31 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 6 km
  • Magnitude: 3.0
  • Location: 15 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p375135
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 7:12:00 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 11 km
  • Magnitude: 2.7
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p374560
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 2:05:46 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 6 km
  • Magnitude: 2.6
  • Location: 10 km east of Arthur's Pass
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  • Public Id: 2013p374426
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 12:54:15 am
  • Intensity: moderate
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.7
  • Location: 30 km north-west of Ohakune
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  • Public Id: 2013p374220
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 11:04:33 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.0
  • Location: 5 km west of Hunterville
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  • Public Id: 2013p374012
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 9:13:59 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 29 km
  • Magnitude: 3.0
  • Location: 15 km east of Wairoa
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  • Public Id: 2013p373957
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 8:44:21 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Hanmer Springs
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  • Public Id: 2013p373916
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 8:22:37 pm
  • Intensity: strong
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 4.4
  • Location: 25 km west of Te Anau
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  • Public Id: 2013p371792
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 1:30:44 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p371785
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 1:27:10 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 10 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 5 km south-west of Tokomaru Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p371748
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 1:07:42 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.7
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p371238
  • NZST: Saturday, May 18 2013 at 8:35:37 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 10 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 15 km west of Tokomaru Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p371171
  • NZST: Saturday, May 18 2013 at 8:00:03 pm
  • Intensity: strong
  • Depth: 12 km
  • Magnitude: 4.4
  • Location: 100 km south-west of Snares Islands
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  • Public Id: 2013p369503
  • NZST: Saturday, May 18 2013 at 5:11:34 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.1
  • Location: 15 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p369338
  • NZST: Saturday, May 18 2013 at 3:43:23 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 39 km
  • Magnitude: 3.7
  • Location: 25 km south-west of Matawai
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  • Public Id: 2013p368016
  • NZST: Friday, May 17 2013 at 3:59:07 pm
  • Intensity: strong
  • Depth: 6 km
  • Magnitude: 4.2
  • Location: 25 km west of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p365503
  • NZST: Thursday, May 16 2013 at 5:40:14 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.8
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p364314
  • NZST: Thursday, May 16 2013 at 7:06:58 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 13 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 10 km north-east of Seddon
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  • Public Id: 2013p363700
  • NZST: Thursday, May 16 2013 at 1:39:30 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 33 km
  • Magnitude: 3.4
  • Location: 15 km west of Cheviot
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  • Public Id: 2013p363003
  • NZST: Wednesday, May 15 2013 at 7:28:28 pm
  • Intensity: moderate
  • Depth: 17 km
  • Magnitude: 3.9
  • Location: 60 km west of Te Anau
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  • Public Id: 2013p361454
  • NZST: Wednesday, May 15 2013 at 5:43:10 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 14 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 10 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p360686
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 14 2013 at 10:53:44 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p360518
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 14 2013 at 9:24:05 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.2
  • Location: 15 km east of Milford Sound
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  • Public Id: 2013p360078
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 14 2013 at 5:29:50 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 17 km
  • Magnitude: 2.8
  • Location: 10 km north-east of Wairoa
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  • Public Id: 2013p359794
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 14 2013 at 2:58:30 pm
  • Intensity: moderate
  • Depth: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 3.5
  • Location: 30 km north-west of Hanmer Springs
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  • Public Id: 2013p357858
  • NZST: Monday, May 13 2013 at 9:47:29 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 206 km
  • Magnitude: 4.8
  • Location: 25 km south-east of Tokoroa
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