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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.2 mb |
| Local datetime | 2013/08/17 20:58 |
| Universal datetime | 2013/08/17 08:58 |
| Latitude | -42.46 ° ± 8 km |
| Longitude | 172.63 ° ± 11 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 
|
119 | 363926 |
| Lower Hutt
|
236 | 101194 |
| Palmerston North
|
342 | 75996 |
| Porirua
|
237 | 50914 |
| Upper Hutt
|
248 | 38400 |
| Ashburton
|
175 | 30100 |
| Timaru
|
243 | 28007 |
| Blenheim
|
152 | 26550 |
| Paraparaumu
|
262 | 25263 |
| Masterton
|
302 | 20698 |
| Levin
|
302 | 19789 |
| Oamaru
|
322 | 13000 |
| Kaiapoi
|
102 | 10200 |
| Greymouth
|
116 | 9419 |
| Wellington
|
220 | 5428 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.06 |
| Azimuthal gap | 125.16 ° |
| Number of stations used | 7 |
| Number of phases used | 7 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II | WRAB | P | 09:06:17.37 | -0.9 | 292.97 | 39.23 | Automatic |
| IU | PMG | P | 09:06:22.27 | -0.63 | 318.57 | 39.88 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 09:06:32.72 | 0.74 | 212.96 | 40.8 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 09:06:54.17 | -0.02 | 0.42 | 43.82 | Automatic |
| IU | QSPA | P | 09:07:23.82 | -1.71 | 180.05 | 47.48 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 09:07:36.87 | 1.45 | 278.68 | 48.8 | Automatic |
| IU | LVC | P | 09:12:08.92 | 1.07 | 125.58 | 93.72 | Automatic |