Aardbeving 6.1 in Nieuw-Zeeland
Quake rattles southern New Zealand
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale has struck southern New Zealand on Sunday, officials said. New Zealand Government research body GNS Science said the undersea quake hit at 11:34am (local time) some 430 kilometres south-west of the southern city of Invercargill.
The quake was 10 metres deep, the US Geological Survey said. The tremblor was felt in Queenstown and was likely felt throughout the southern end of the South Island, the New Zealand Press Association reported. No tsunami warning was issued.
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Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time
*Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 23:34:49 UTC
*Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 10:34:49 AM at epicenter
Location 49.057°S, 164.165°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION
Distances
215 km (135 miles) NW of Auckland Island, New Zealand
430 km (270 miles) SW of Invercargill, New Zealand
1200 km (750 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
1965 km (1220 miles) SE of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale has struck southern New Zealand on Sunday, officials said. New Zealand Government research body GNS Science said the undersea quake hit at 11:34am (local time) some 430 kilometres south-west of the southern city of Invercargill.
The quake was 10 metres deep, the US Geological Survey said. The tremblor was felt in Queenstown and was likely felt throughout the southern end of the South Island, the New Zealand Press Association reported. No tsunami warning was issued.
©abc
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time
*Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 23:34:49 UTC
*Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 10:34:49 AM at epicenter
Location 49.057°S, 164.165°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION
Distances
215 km (135 miles) NW of Auckland Island, New Zealand
430 km (270 miles) SW of Invercargill, New Zealand
1200 km (750 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
1965 km (1220 miles) SE of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia
