Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake of OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, New Zealand 2012 January 19

2012 January 19 06:48:48 UTC: OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.

Magnitude: 5.9

Date-Time : Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 06:48:48 UTC
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 05:48:48 PM at epicenter

Location : 46.676°S, 165.724°E

Depth : 18.1 km (11.2 miles)

Region : OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.

Distances:

a) 204 km (126 miles) W of Invercargill, New Zealand

b) 293 km (182 miles) SW of Queenstown, New Zealand

c) 380 km (236 miles) WSW of Dunedin, New Zealand

d) 940 km (584 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 22.5 km (14.0 miles); depth +/- 8.8 km (5.5 miles)

Parameters : NST= 45, Nph= 45, Dmin=92.4 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Gp=108°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7