5.4 Mb - NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

5.4 Mb - NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.4 Mb
Date-Time
25 Aug 2008 11:25:17 UTC
25 Aug 2008 23:25:17 near epicenter
25 Aug 2008 05:25:17 standard time in your timezone
Location
39.687S 176.450E
Depth
10 km
Distances
50 km (31 miles) WSW (243 degrees) of Napier, New Zealand
102 km (64 miles) NE (44 degrees) of Palmerston North, New Zealand
175 km (109 miles) S (175 degrees) of Rotorua, New Zealand
227 km (141 miles) NE (39 degrees) of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 12.9 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 18; Dmin = 233.5 km; Rmss = 1.03 seconds; Gp = 72°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008wdai ***This event supersedes event AT00966352.
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