5.2 Mb - NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

5.2 Mb - NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.2 Mb
Date-Time
1 Sep 2008 01:21:49 UTC
1 Sep 2008 13:21:49 near epicenter
31 Aug 2008 19:21:49 standard time in your timezone
Location
39.158S 175.725E
Depth
66 km
Distances
113 km (70 miles) WNW (288 degrees) of Napier, New Zealand
125 km (78 miles) SSW (203 degrees) of Rotorua, New Zealand
133 km (83 miles) N (4 degrees) of Palmerston North, New Zealand
249 km (155 miles) NNE (19 degrees) of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 18.6 km; Vertical 13.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 21; Dmin = 156.5 km; Rmss = 1.47 seconds; Gp = 118°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008wkaf ***This event supersedes event PT08245013.
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