----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steve hammond" 
To: "psn mail list" 
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:36 AM
Subject: 7.0 EARTHQUAKE on 21/08/2003 at 12:12 (UTC) SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND


> EARTHQUAKE on 21/08/2003 at 12:12 (UTC)
> SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND       
> 
> MAGNITUDE: mb 7.0 
> 
> Data provided by: GFZ  LDG  NEIC ODC                                
> 
> Latitude    =  45.14 S
> Longitude   = 167.08 E
> Origin Time =  12:12:51.7 (UTC)
> Depth       =  33 Km (f)
> RMS         =   1.33 sec
> Gap         =  29 degrees
> 95% confidence ellipse: - Semi major = 14.1 Km
>                         - Semi minor = 13.4 Km
>                         - Azimuth of major axis =   1 degrees
> 
> Number of data used = 145
> 
> Preliminary location computed on Thu Aug 21 13:31:15 2003 (UTC)
> Done by Jocelyn GUILBERT
> 
> Comments :
> 
> Message number: 180
> 
> All magnitudes estimations :
> M 7.0 (NEIC)  mb6.8 (ODC)                               
>  

No injuries or major damage reported.

The epicentre was just off the coast in a very remote part of the country.

http://www.geonet.org.nz/recent_quakes.html
http://www.geonet.org.nz/drums.html

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2635612a10,00.html

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3519390

Phew.

Mark Robinson
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