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Quake Report: Magnitude 4.8, 6/7/12, 20 km SE of Darfield
New Zealand Earthquake Report - Jul 6 2012 at 3:29 pm (NZST)
Magnitude 4.8, Friday, July 6 2012 at 3:29 pm (NZST), 20 km south-east of Darfield.
Quake Details
Information about this earthquake:
| Reference Number | 3734186 [View event in Google Maps] [View Felt Reports in Google Maps] |
| Universal Time | July 6 2012 at 3:29 |
| NZ Standard Time | Friday, July 6 2012 at 3:29 pm |
| Latitude, Longitude | 43.63°S, 172.33°E |
| Focal Depth | 11 km |
| Richter magnitude | 4.8 |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Location | 20
km north of Leeston 20 km south-east of Darfield 30 km west of Christchurch |
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Earthquake information last modified: 2012 Jul 06 03:46 (UT).
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