Latest New Zealand Earthquake Report - 2004 May 23 17:44 (NZST)

Reference Number:  2235386/G
Universal Time:  2004 May 23 05:44
NZ Standard Time:  2004 May 23 17:44
Latitude, Longitude:  39.45°S, 175.43°E
Focal Depth:  5 km
Richter Magnitude:  3.3

Within 5 km of Ohakune
10 km east of Raetihi
60 km north-east of Wanganui
210 km north of Wellington

Small magnitude, but close enough to Ohakune that it may have been felt quite sharply there.

 

The current earthquake (indicated by a star) is shown in the context of ten years of 'shallow' (less than 40 km) seismicity.

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Last modified: 2004 May 23 05:58 (UT).