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Earthquake Hazards Program

Magnitude 7.7 OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 09:22:29 UTC

Earthquake Location

Earthquake Location World Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Earthquake Location
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Map of PACIFIC OCEAN
Map of PACIFIC OCEAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver


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