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Magnitude 3.2, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 11:46 pm (NZST), 10 km east of Christchurch
Reference Number: 3709180/G, Universal Time: May 20 2012 at 11:46, NZ Standard Time, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 11:46 pm, Latitude, 43.54S, Longitude: 172.80E, Focal Depth: 9 km, Richter magnitude: 3.2, Region: Canterbury. 10 km north-east of Lyttelton, 10 km north-east of Diamond Harbour, 10 km east of Christchurch. Likely to have been felt in Christchurch.
Magnitude 3.4, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 11:29 pm (NZST), 10 km east of Christchurch
Reference Number: 3709175/G, Universal Time: May 20 2012 at 11:29, NZ Standard Time, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 11:29 pm, Latitude, 43.55S, Longitude: 172.80E, Focal Depth: 8 km, Richter magnitude: 3.4, Region: Canterbury. 10 km north-east of Lyttelton, 10 km north-east of Diamond Harbour, 10 km east of Christchurch. Felt in Christchurch.
Magnitude 3.3, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 8:45 pm (NZST), 10 km north-west of Turangi
Reference Number: 3709115/G, Universal Time: May 20 2012 at 8:45, NZ Standard Time, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 8:45 pm, Latitude, 38.92S, Longitude: 175.74E, Focal Depth: 12 km, Richter magnitude: 3.3, Region: Taupo. 10 km north-west of Turangi, 30 km east of Owhango, 40 km south-west of Taupo, 240 km south of Auckland. Felt around Turangi.
Magnitude 3.6, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 7:24 pm (NZST), 20 km east of Christchurch
Reference Number: 3709083/G, Universal Time: May 20 2012 at 7:24, NZ Standard Time, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 7:24 pm, Latitude, 43.54S, Longitude: 172.82E, Focal Depth: 8 km, Richter magnitude: 3.6, Region: Canterbury. 10 km north-east of Lyttelton, 10 km north-east of Diamond Harbour, 20 km east of Christchurch. Felt in Christchurch.
Magnitude 4.8, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 5:06 pm (NZST), 20 km east of Christchurch
Reference Number: 3709033/G, Universal Time: May 20 2012 at 5:06, NZ Standard Time, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 5:06 pm, Latitude, 43.54S, Longitude: 172.84E, Focal Depth: 8 km, Richter magnitude: 4.8, Region: Canterbury. 10 km north-east of Lyttelton, 10 km north-east of Diamond Harbour, 20 km east of Christchurch. Felt in Canterbury.
Magnitude 4.1, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 9:35 am (NZST), 20 km west of Christchurch
Reference Number: 3708868/G, Universal Time: May 19 2012 at 21:35, NZ Standard Time, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 9:35 am, Latitude, 43.59S, Longitude: 172.41E, Focal Depth: 10 km, Richter magnitude: 4.1, Region: Canterbury. 20 km west of Christchurch. Felt in Canterbury.
Magnitude 2.4, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 7:56 am (NZST), 10 km west of Murchison
Reference Number: 3708835/G, Universal Time: May 19 2012 at 19:56, NZ Standard Time, Sunday, May 20 2012 at 7:56 am, Latitude, 41.78S, Longitude: 172.20E, Focal Depth: 5 km, Richter magnitude: 2.4, Region: West Coast. 10 km west of Murchison, 50 km north-east of Reefton, 110 km south-west of Nelson, 200 km north of Christchurch. likelt felt in Murchison
Magnitude 3.0, Saturday, May 19 2012 at 3:16 am (NZST), 10 km south-west of Christchurch
Reference Number: 3708237/G, Universal Time: May 18 2012 at 15:16, NZ Standard Time, Saturday, May 19 2012 at 3:16 am, Latitude, 43.57S, Longitude: 172.57E, Focal Depth: 11 km, Richter magnitude: 3.0, Region: Canterbury. 10 km south-west of Christchurch. Likely to have been felt in Christchurch.
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