Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes near Taupo, New Zealand

Significant Earthquake Strikes 30 km West of Taupo

Earthquake Details [Source Geonet]

• Event Date/Time: July 5 2011 at 03:36UTC
• Position: 38.67°S, 175.75°E
• Depth: 150 km
• Richter magnitude: 6.5
• Region: Taupo
• Location:
• 30 km west of Taupo
• Distances [USGS]
• 69 km (42 miles) SW of Rotorua, New Zealand
• 144 km (89 miles) NW of Napier, New Zealand
• 209 km (129 miles) SSE of Auckland, New Zealand
• 310 km (192 miles) NNE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

Quake Maps

Earthquake Location Map. Source: GeoNet NZ

The Isoseismal Map above shows contours, derived from a model, of equal MMI shaking intensity for the earthquake. Source: GeoNet NZ

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