GeoNet: Mag. 5.1 earthquake, Canterbury 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: 3450113/G
Universal Time: 19 January 2011 at 17:03
NZ Daylight Time: Thursday, 20 January 2011 at 6:03 am
Latitude, Longitude: 43.62°S, 172.55°E
Location: 10 km south-west of Christchurch
Focal depth: 10 km
Richter magnitude: 5.1

Web page: http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3450113g.html

Widely felt in Canterbury.

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