Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 19, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit New Zealand on Wednesday, June 19, 1929 at 03:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nelson (New Zealand - NZ), about 122.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.044 and latitude -41.861.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -41.861, 172.044
UTC time 1929-06-19 03:25:30.940
Location Christchurch
Country New Zealand (NZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-06-19

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