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This information has not been confirmed by a seismologist, subsequent rectification is therefore likely.
Public ID 2014p770859
Intensity severe
Universal Time October 13 2014, 5:13:41
NZ Daylight Time Mon, Oct 13 2014, 6:13:41 pm
Depth 10 km
Magnitude 6.2
Location 140 km west of Tuatapere
Latitude, Longitude -46.29, 165.87
www.geonet.org.nz...
19:53 13/10/2014
A 6.2-magnitude quake rocked parts of the southern South Island when it struck just after 6pm tonight.
GeoNet initially reported the quake occurred about 90km west of Tuatapere,Southland, and was 9km deep and was 5.2.
However, it was revised to 6.2 magnitude, 10km deep, and 140km west of Tuatapere.
It was of severe intensity, GeoNet said.
Emergency Management Southland advisor Jayne McAllister said there was no tsunami risk and no reports of damage.
The quake was felt far and wide, with people in Te Anau, Invercargill, Gore and as far away as Wanaka saying they had felt it.
Southland resident Heather Coles wrote on the Stuff Facebook page that she "certainly did [feel it], chandeliers were swaying and house was shaking near Nightcaps."
Tuatapere Foursquare owner Aaron Challis said he was serving a customer when the quake struck. He described it as a bit of a roll.
"I was sort of holding on to the counter and feeling a bit funny in the old legs.
"Then the lady said 'I think we're having an earthquake', and I looked at the shelves and saw them moving a bit."
Thankfully, there was no damage and nothing fell off the shelves, he said.
"I'm kind of glad nothing fell off the shelves, we've just had them put in - this was a good test for them."
Further away, in Te Anau, residents felt the roll.
Te Anau Freshchoice checkout supervisor Rowena Diculen said customers and staff alike stopped what they were doing when it hit.
All eyes were on the store's signage, which was moving "quite a bit" she said.
Despite the roll, there was no damage and nothing fell off the shelves there either.
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F-E Region: Off W. Coast of S. Island, N.Z.
Time: 2014-10-13 05:13:45.8 UTC
Magnitude: 5.7 (Mw)
Epicenter: 166.12°E 46.31°S
Depth: 24 km
Status: M - manually revised
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originally posted by: dreamfox1
#2
M7.4 -
81km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador
2014-10-14 03:52:39 UTC
Event Time
2014-10-14 03:52:39 UTC
2014-10-13 21:52:39 UTC-06:00 at epicenter
2014-10-13 20:52:39 UTC-07:00 system time
Location
12.500°N 88.300°W depth=22.0km (13.7mi)
Nearby Cities
81km (50mi) SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador
90km (56mi) SSE of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
95km (59mi) S of Usulutan, El Salvador
97km (60mi) S of San Rafael Oriente, El Salvador
162km (101mi) SE of San Salvador, El Salvador
F-E Region: East of North Island, N.Z.
Time: 2014-10-14 04:12:28.6 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Epicenter: 179.65°W 35.08°S
Depth: 10 km
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PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 7.4
* ORIGIN TIME 0352 UTC OCT 14 2014
* COORDINATES 12.5 NORTH 88.3 WEST
* DEPTH 22 KM / 14 MILES
* LOCATION OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
EVALUATION
----------
* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.4 OCCURRED
OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA AT 0352 UTC ON TUESDAY
OCTOBER 14 2014.
* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM OF
THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------
* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF
NICARAGUA... HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR
ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------
* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITH AN ETA WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
------------------------------------------------------------
CABO SAN ELENA COSTA RICA 10.9N 86.0W 0438 10/14
CORINTO NICARAGUA 12.5N 87.2W 0447 10/14
PUERTO SANDINO NICARAGUA 12.2N 86.8W 0449 10/14
SIPICATE GUATEMALA 13.9N 91.2W 0459 10/14
SAN JUAN DL SUR NICARAGUA 11.2N 85.9W 0500 10/14
PUERTO QUEPOS COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 0502 10/14
CABO MATAPALO COSTA RICA 8.4N 83.3W 0506 10/14
AMAPALA HONDURAS 13.2N 87.6W 0509 10/14
ACAJUTLA EL SALVADOR 13.6N 89.8W 0509 10/14
COCOS ISLAND COSTA RICA 5.5N 87.1W 0510 10/14
PUNTA BURICA PANAMA 8.0N 82.9W 0513 10/14
PUERTO MADERO MEXICO 14.8N 92.5W 0519 10/14
2014-10-14 01:08:10,
-29.414, -173.401,
12.0km,
Louisville Ridge.
Upper South Eastern Pacific Seamounts
Geonet( via DataPro)
originally posted by: muzzy
a reply to: dreamfox1
already posted
www.abovetopsecret.com...
but by GFZ
there was a 5.4 up at Louisville Ridge too earlier,
2014-10-14 01:08:10,
-29.414, -173.401,
12.0km,
Louisville Ridge.
Upper South Eastern Pacific Seamounts
Geonet( via DataPro)
F-E Region: Near Coast of Nicaragua
Time: 2014-10-14 03:51:41.0 UTC
Magnitude: 7.1
Epicenter: 87.94°W 12.69°N
Depth: 94 km
Status: C - confirmed
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