2010 Methven earthquake

The shock originated beneath the Canterbury plains of the South Island, about 19 km northeast of Methven, at coordinates 43.522S, 171.830E. Catalogue entries record the origin at 16:35:47 UTC on 3 September and classify the rupture as shallow.

Origin time (UTC)

2010-09-03T16:35

Magnitude

7

Magnitude type

mwc

Depth (km)

12

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000hk46

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: new zealand, canterbury, south island, shallow

Coordinates: -43.522, 171.83

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in New Zealand since 1900

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