Friday, May 24, 1968 Earthquake
The earthquake hit New Zealand the Friday, May 24, 1968 at 20:57 with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest city with more than 15.000 habitants is Christchurch (New Zealand - NZ). The epicenter is located at longitude 171.997 and latitude -41.96. 182.31 km from Ovalle.
| Magnitude | 5.7 |
| Alert | |
| Depth ? | 40.2 |
| Nst ? | 62 |
| Dmin ? | |
| Dmin ? |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Canterbury | |
| Christchurch City | |
| New Zealand (nz)) |
Earthquake Map 5/24/1968 8:57:29 PM
Closest cities
Closest cities near the epicenter
| Blenheim | 119.69 km |
| Christchurch | 129.71 km |
| Nelson | 136.78 km |
| Wellington | 177.73 km |
| Lower Hutt | 191.45 km |
| Porirua | 194.31 km |
| Ashburton | 205.06 km |
| Upper Hutt | 207.57 km |
| Paraparaumu | 222.21 km |
| Masterton | 255.89 km |
Biggest cities
Closest cities with Population over 100,000
| Christchurch | 129.71 km |
| Wellington | 177.73 km |
| Lower Hutt | 191.45 km |
| Dunedin | 440.22 km |
| Hamilton | 547.73 km |
| Tauranga | 584.64 km |
| Auckland | 638.57 km |
| Hobart | 2127.11 km |
| Canberra | 2241.71 km |
| Geelong | 2500.34 km |
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