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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/11/19 03:23 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/11/18 14:23 |
| Latitude | -42.29 ° ± 8 km |
| Longitude | 173.36 ° ± 7 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 
|
150 | 363926 |
| Lower Hutt
|
177 | 101194 |
| Palmerston North
|
286 | 75996 |
| Porirua
|
180 | 50914 |
| Wanganui
|
298 | 40268 |
| Upper Hutt
|
189 | 38400 |
| Ashburton
|
221 | 30100 |
| Timaru
|
290 | 28007 |
| Blenheim
|
100 | 26550 |
| Paraparaumu
|
206 | 25263 |
| Masterton
|
243 | 20698 |
| Levin
|
246 | 19789 |
| Kaiapoi
|
134 | 10200 |
| Greymouth
|
177 | 9419 |
| Wellington
|
162 | 5428 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 1.98 |
| Azimuthal gap | 136.36 ° |
| Number of stations used | 6 |
| Number of phases used | 6 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | SNZO | P | 14:23:26.72 | 1.22 | 46.02 | 1.41 | Automatic |
| II | TAU | P | 14:27:26.87 | 3.23 | 259.29 | 19.1 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 14:29:57.79 | -1.01 | 182.38 | 35.66 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 14:30:29.22 | -3.14 | 292.04 | 39.66 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 14:31:02.57 | -0.75 | 359.37 | 43.65 | Automatic |
| II | KAPI | P | 14:33:09.7 | 0.46 | 292.56 | 60.26 | Automatic |