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Magnitude 7.3 - AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION

2007 September 30 05:23:34 UTC

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Magnitude

7.3

Date-Time

Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 05:23:34 UTC

Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 04:23:34 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

49.416°S, 163.843°E

Depth

11 km (6.8 miles) (poorly constrained)

Region

AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION

Distances

200 km (125 miles) NW of
Auckland Island, New Zealand
475 km (295 miles) SW of
Invercargill, New Zealand
1245 km (770 miles) SW of
WELLINGTON, New Zealand
1980 km (1220 miles) SSE of CANBERRA,
A.C.T., Australia

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 9.7 km (6.0 miles); depth +/- 30.3 km (18.8
miles)

Parameters

Nst=202, Nph=202, Dmin=658 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp=
32°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

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USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2007hxan

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred 205 km (125 miles) NW of
Auckland Island, New Zealand 475 km (295 miles) SW of Invercargill, New Zealand
1245 km (770 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand 1965 km (1220 miles) SSE of
CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia at 11:23 PM MDT, Sep 29, 2007 (Sep 30 at 4:23 PM
local time in Auckland Islands). The magnitude and location may be revised when
additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage
or casualties have been received at this time.

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