Quake of M6.8 – SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Quake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck New Zealand south of the capital Wellington. There are no reports of injury or serious damage, but some air and rail services have been suspended to check tracks and runways. More than two years ago, 6.3-magnitude earthquake destroyed parts of New Zealand’s second city Christchurch killing 185 people

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	16 Aug 2013 02:31:10 UTC 16 Aug 2013 14:31:10 near epicenter 16 Aug 2013 06:31:10 standard time in your timezone
Location	41.751S 173.833E
Depth	10 km
Distances	27 km (16 mi) SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand 69 km (42 mi) SE of Nelson, New Zealand 71 km (44 mi) SE of Richmond, New Zealand 91 km (56 mi) SW of Karori, New Zealand 94 km (58 mi) WSW of Wellington, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 12.8 km; Vertical 4.1 km
Parameters	Nph = 70; Dmin = 70.4 km; Rmss = 1.22 seconds; Gp = 61° Version = 7