EARTHQUAKE 2013-08-17 08:58:40 (5.1) COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND -41.8 174.1 (70301)

5.1 - COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	17 Aug 2013 08:58:40 UTC 17 Aug 2013 20:58:41 near epicenter 16 Aug 2013 23:58:40 standard time in your timezone
Location	41.779S 174.082E
Depth	18 km
Distances	31 km (19 mi) SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand 77 km (47 mi) SW of Karori, New Zealand 79 km (48 mi) SW of Wellington, New Zealand 86 km (53 mi) SE of Nelson, New Zealand 89 km (55 mi) SE of Richmond, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 5.4 km; Vertical 3.2 km
Parameters	Nph = 52; Dmin = 11.5 km; Rmss = 1.08 seconds; Gp = 59° Version = 4
Event ID	us b000j5ht

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