[GeoNet] Earthquake report

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                 INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL & NUCLEAR SCIENCES LTD.

        The following earthquake has been recorded by the Institute


        Reference number:     1536458
        Universal Time:       2000 June 24  0841
        NZ Standard Time:     2000 June 24  8.41 p.m.
        Latitude, Longitude:  44.00°S  171.00°E
        Location:             20 km north-east of Fairlie
        Focal depth:          12 km
        Richter magnitude:    4.3

Felt in Timaru; not enough data for a good location. Smaller
second event followed a few minutes later.