The quake epicenter was located at a depth of 159 kilometers, 145 kilometers northeast off the city of Gisborne.
There were no immediate data about damage or casualties, as well as tsunami threat reports.
[tass.com]
1/9/16
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- Magnitude Mw 7.0
Date time 2016-09-01 16:37:58.6 UTC
Location 37.45 S ; 179.24 E
Depth 26 km
Distances:
574 km NE of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 382,000 / local time: 04:37:58.6 2016-09-02
172 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand / pop: 34,300 / local time: 04:37:58.6 2016-09-02
emsc-csem.org
1-2/9/16
Civil defense authorities in New Zealand ordered the evacuation of some coastal areas early Friday due to fears that an offshore earthquake could cause a tsunami, although the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it did not see this as a major threat...
ReplyDeleteThe quake struck at 4:37 a.m. at a depth of 55 km (34 miles) and was 130 km north-east of Te Araroa, off the North Island, according to government earthquake detection service Geonet.
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