Quake of M6.9 - COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	21 Jul 2013 05:09:29 UTC 21 Jul 2013 17:09:30 near epicenter 21 Jul 2013 09:09:29 standard time in your timezone
Location	41.775S 174.545E
Depth	10 km
Distances	53 km (32 mi) SSW of Brooklyn, New Zealand 56 km (34 mi) SSW of Karori, New Zealand 57 km (35 mi) SSW of Wellington, New Zealand 57 km (35 mi) ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand 69 km (42 mi) SSW of Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 15.9 km; Vertical 2.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 50; Dmin = 53.7 km; Rmss = 1.03 seconds; Gp = 131° Version = 9
Event ID	us b000iivv

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