7.1 - OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.1
Date-Time
  • 1 Sep 2016 16:37:59 UTC
  • 2 Sep 2016 04:37:59 near epicenter
  • 1 Sep 2016 08:37:59 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.461S 179.182E
Depth 30 km
Distances
  • 167 km (103 mi) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
  • 201 km (124 mi) ENE of Whakatane, New Zealand
  • 267 km (165 mi) E of Tauranga, New Zealand
  • 269 km (166 mi) ENE of Rotorua, New Zealand
  • 569 km (352 mi) NE of Wellington, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 8.7 km; Vertical 4.9 km
Parameters Nph = 123; Dmin = 78.2 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 56°
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Event ID us 10006jbi

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