New Zealand Hit by another Quake

A Magnitude 5.2 Quake shakes NORTH ISLAND, NZ

New micro plates forming at the top of the North Island, NZ?

Magnitude: 5.2
Date-Time:  Friday, December 19, 2008 at 00:20:58 UTC
Location: 37.927°S, 174.781°E
Depth: 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region: NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances:

• 118 km (73 miles) S (179°) from Auckland, New Zealand
• 133 km (83 miles) W (279°) from Rotorua, New Zealand
• 141 km (87 miles) NNE (26°) from New Plymouth, New Zealand
• 373 km (232 miles) N (360°) from WELLINGTON, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty:  horizontal +/- 8 km (5.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2008atcf

According to NZ GeoNet, at least 8 quakes magnitude 4 or larger have struck New Zealand islands in the past week. Their data may be inaccurate, and is unverified.

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