Huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits 150 km (95 miles) WNW of Invercargill, New Zealand - Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 08:22:32 PM at epicenter

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Magnitude 7.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.

2009 July 15 09:22:32 UTC

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Magnitude	7.8
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 09:22:32 UTC Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 08:22:32 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	45.721°S, 166.643°E
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Distances	150 km (95 miles) WNW of Invercargill, New Zealand 175 km (110 miles) WSW of Queenstown, New Zealand 300 km (185 miles) W of Dunedin, New Zealand 825 km (510 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 11.1 km (6.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 44, Nph= 44, Dmin=322.8 km, Rmss=1.58 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009jcap

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