Magnitude 7.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.

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Magnitude 7.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.

2009 July 15 09:22:32 UTC

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Magnitude	7.8
Date-Time	Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 09:22:32 UTC Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 08:22:32 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	45.721°S, 166.643°E
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Distances	150 km (95 miles) WNW of Invercargill, New Zealand 175 km (110 miles) WSW of Queenstown, New Zealand 300 km (185 miles) W of Dunedin, New Zealand 825 km (510 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 11.1 km (6.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 44, Nph= 44, Dmin=322.8 km, Rmss=1.58 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009jcap

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[null and void]

If a 7.8 EQ isn't breaking, I don't know what is.

Tsunami alert issued, rescinded for NZ, still active for SE Oz.

[null and void]

So, what’s shakin’?

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292950/posts?q=1&;page=51

[tips up]

Hobbits and children hit hardest...

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Great Cthulhu Rises!

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[null and void]

Darn.

Mine has better graphics...

[DieHard the Hunter]

(grin!) I’m good so far, up here in the Waitakere Ranges. Could be I’ll have waterfront property by morning but!

[null and void]

I’m pretty sure Shaggy didn’t feel it either.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

yes it does and more info. you put alot into this

bump

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Baby Cthulhu! How cute!

He’s our new Green friend.

[SunkenCiv]

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[P.O.E.]

That means Sydney.

[null and void]

Say hello to my li’l frien’

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Were there any beached marine life onshore before this hit?

[null and void]

If you can call it life, I suppose...

[Gondring]

:-(

I had been hoping to be visiting there now, but didn’t so I missed it... :-(

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Her elbow healed!

[null and void]

She’s been soaking it in salt water...

[wastedyears]

What isn’t shakin’?