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Quake hits off Southland Coast

Sunday 27 April 2008, 12:36PM

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SOUTHLAND

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale has struck off the Southland coast.
 

New Zealand Earthquake Report - Apr 27 2008 at 11:34 am (NZST)Magnitude 6.1, Sunday, April 27 2008 at 11:34 am (NZST), 430 km south-west of Invercargill.
Quake Details
Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 2900220/G
Universal Time April 26 2008 at 23:34
NZ Standard Time Sunday, April 27 2008 at 11:34 am
Latitude, Longitude 49.07°S, 164.22°E
Focal Depth 12 km
Moment magnitude 6.1
Region SW of New Zealand
Location 210 km south-west of Snares Islands
230 km north-west of Auckland Islands
430 km south-west of Invercargill
590 km south-west of Dunedin
 

Reported felt in Queenstwon; likely to have been felt in the southernmost South Island.