[GeoNet] Mag. 5.0 earthquake, Fiordland region, NZ

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT

GNS SCIENCE
GeoNet Data Centre
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
http://www.geonet.org.nz

The following earthquake has been recorded by GNS Science:

Reference number: 3131547/G
Universal Time: 30 July 2009 at 02:06
NZ Standard Time: Thursday, 30 July 2009 at 2:06 pm
Latitude, Longitude: 45.75°S, 166.67°E
Location: 90 km north-west of Tuatapere
Focal depth: 12 km
Richter magnitude: 5.0

Web page: http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3131547g.html

Aftershock. May have been felt in western Southland.

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