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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2013/08/16 18:56 |
| Universal datetime | 2013/08/16 06:56 |
| Latitude | -41.63 ° ± 6 km |
| Longitude | 174.40 ° ± 8 km |
| Depth | 10 km (from location) ± 0.0 km |
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Testify !Near cities
This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
| Name | Distance (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|
Christchurch 
|
256 | 363926 |
| Lower Hutt
|
64 | 101194 |
| Palmerston North
|
175 | 75996 |
| Porirua
|
69 | 50914 |
| New Plymouth
|
288 | 49168 |
| Wanganui
|
197 | 40268 |
| Upper Hutt
|
77 | 38400 |
| Blenheim
|
39 | 26550 |
| Paraparaumu
|
96 | 25263 |
| Masterton
|
130 | 20698 |
| Levin
|
135 | 19789 |
| Hawera
|
228 | 11068 |
| Kaiapoi
|
241 | 10200 |
| Greymouth
|
279 | 9419 |
| Wellington
|
49 | 5428 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 3.16 |
| Azimuthal gap | 138.98 ° |
| Number of stations used | 8 |
| Number of phases used | 8 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | SNZO | P | 06:56:09.27 | -1.9 | 35.57 | 0.4 | Automatic |
| IU | CTAO | P | 07:02:33.47 | 3.79 | 303.53 | 32.1 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 07:03:34.22 | -4.43 | 290.27 | 40.14 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 07:03:53.12 | -3.12 | 212.52 | 42.21 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 07:04:01.82 | 1.43 | 357.84 | 43.01 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 07:04:43.17 | -1.49 | 180.05 | 48.3 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 07:04:57.67 | 0.39 | 276.64 | 49.99 | Automatic |
| IU | TRIS | P | 07:09:59.29 | 5.33 | 174.55 | 101.06 | Automatic |