DMac
3rd September 2010, 11:42 AM
Earthquake Details
* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.2
Date-Time
* Friday, September 03, 2010 at 16:35:44 UTC
* Saturday, September 04, 2010 at 04:35:44 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 43.332°S, 172.438°E
Depth 16.1 km (10.0 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances 30 km (20 miles) NW of Christchurch, New Zealand
190 km (115 miles) SSE of Westport, New Zealand
295 km (185 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
320 km (200 miles) NNE of Dunedin, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 16.5 km (10.3 miles); depth +/- 64.6 km (40.1 miles)
Parameters NST= 37, Nph= 37, Dmin=136 km, Rmss=1.43 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010atbj
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010atbj.html
* This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.2
Date-Time
* Friday, September 03, 2010 at 16:35:44 UTC
* Saturday, September 04, 2010 at 04:35:44 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 43.332°S, 172.438°E
Depth 16.1 km (10.0 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances 30 km (20 miles) NW of Christchurch, New Zealand
190 km (115 miles) SSE of Westport, New Zealand
295 km (185 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
320 km (200 miles) NNE of Dunedin, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 16.5 km (10.3 miles); depth +/- 64.6 km (40.1 miles)
Parameters NST= 37, Nph= 37, Dmin=136 km, Rmss=1.43 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010atbj
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010atbj.html