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| Type | Event |
| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Local datetime | 2016/12/04 16:15 |
| Universal datetime | 2016/12/04 03:15 |
| Latitude | -41.53 ° ± 7 km |
| Longitude | 174.10 ° ± 6 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 
|
254 | 363926 |
| Lower Hutt
|
77 | 101194 |
| Palmerston North
|
182 | 75996 |
| Porirua
|
77 | 50914 |
| New Plymouth
|
274 | 49168 |
| Wanganui
|
194 | 40268 |
| Upper Hutt
|
89 | 38400 |
| Blenheim
|
12 | 26550 |
| Paraparaumu
|
102 | 25263 |
| Masterton
|
145 | 20698 |
| Levin
|
142 | 19789 |
| Hawera
|
217 | 11068 |
| Kaiapoi
|
238 | 10200 |
| Greymouth
|
260 | 9419 |
| Wellington
|
62 | 5428 |
Past seismicity
This map shows only the 0 most significant earthquakes around this event.
Event details
Parameters
| Evaluation status | |
|---|---|
| RMS | 2.49 |
| Azimuthal gap | 118.23 ° |
| Number of stations used | 7 |
| Number of phases used | 7 |
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Phases
| Network | Station | Phase | Time | Residual (s) | Azimuth (°) | Distance (°) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IU | SNZO | P | 03:15:57.92 | -1.73 | 64.36 | 0.5 | Automatic |
| II | MSVF | P | 03:21:04.77 | 1.29 | 9.28 | 24.02 | Automatic |
| IU | SBA | P | 03:22:53.47 | -1 | 182.6 | 36.45 | Automatic |
| II | WRAB | P | 03:23:20.77 | -2.54 | 290.44 | 39.9 | Automatic |
| IU | CASY | P | 03:23:46.22 | 3.54 | 212.44 | 42.18 | Automatic |
| IU | TARA | P | 03:23:49.42 | 3.27 | 358.27 | 42.9 | Automatic |
| IU | MBWA | P | 03:24:39.37 | -2.83 | 276.77 | 49.76 | Automatic |