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2 Strong Earthquakes NEW ZEALAND
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by Vinny | October 15, 2007 at 05:16 am
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Second strong earthquake magnitude 6.
Magnitude
6.0
Date-Time
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
44.780°S, 167.556°E
Depth
38.6 km (24.0 miles)
Region
SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances
95 km (60 miles) WNW of Queenstown, New Zealand
190 km (120 miles) NNW of Invercargill, New Zealand
260 km (160 miles) WNW of Dunedin, New Zealand
705 km (440 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 18.4 km (11.4 miles)
Parameters
Nst= 72, Nph= 72, Dmin=698.3 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp=108°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2007imbs
An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude has hit the south island of New Zealand, news is coming in slowly as the earthquake occurred at 01.29 local time. Police are saying the quake was widely felt but have not had any reports of damage or injuries. I will update this news if the situation changes and as I get more information.
There have not been any large or moderate aftershocks yet, if there are any they will show on this feed.
A magnitude-7.4 quake struck near New Zealand's Auckland Islands on Sept. 30. The country has as many as 15,000 earthquakes a year. The biggest since instrumental recording began was a magnitude-7.8 temblor in 1931 in Hawke's Bay, according to the USGS Web site.
Police on south island said the quake had been widely felt, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude
6.8
Date-Time
- Monday, October 15, 2007 at 12:29:37 UTC
- Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 01:29:37 AM at epicenter
Location
44.713°S, 167.464°E
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances
- 103 km (64 miles) WNW (291°) from Queenstown, New Zealand
- 200 km (124 miles) NNW (339°) from Invercargill, New Zealand
- 270 km (168 miles) WNW (297°) from Dunedin, New Zealand
- 706 km (439 miles) SW (235°) from WELLINGTON, New Zealand
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at 05:45 on October 15th, 2007
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
at 06:34 on October 15th, 2007
vinny1, thanks for keeping us informed about this - I've contacted our New Zealand based contributor for first hand report.
at 06:45 on October 15th, 2007
Thanks Ryan only thing is I think it is about 3.00 am in New Zealand at the moment.
at 06:57 on October 15th, 2007
vinny1, good stuff. Any fears of a tidal wave?
at 07:02 on October 15th, 2007
Hi PEP no tsunami warnings have been issued, looking at the maps it looks like the earthquake was on land.
at 14:48 on October 15th, 2007
Great report, Some aftershocks have taken place this morning. Luckily the quake took place at a dept of just over 25 Km. The strength was recorded in New Zealand as 6.7. No damage.
at 11:37 on October 15th, 2007
I am in Dunedin and it felt a lot bigger the that lasted for about a minute and 1 aftershock i think
at 13:11 on October 15th, 2007
thanks for the firsthand report. is there any damage? stay safe.
at 15:21 on October 15th, 2007
we had another at 1030am it was as bad didnt last as long no major damage though ive got to get my landlord out to look at some minor repairs apparently it was a 6.2 and it was just 10 km from last one
at 15:22 on October 15th, 2007
A swarm of aftershocks around 10.30, one measuring 6.2. office workers in Queenstown left swaying buildings in panic . No damage.
at 16:25 on October 15th, 2007
Thanks Tom and earlydaze the 10.30 one is the one I have reported as a 6.0 on the story the source I use only shows them if they are 4 and above so I don't get all the smaller aftershocks.