[GeoNet] Earthquake report

Wed May 3 08:16:32 UTC 2000

                 INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL & NUCLEAR SCIENCES LTD.

        The following earthquake has been recorded by the Institute

        Reference number:     1517637
        Universal Time:       2000 May 3  0746
        NZ Standard Time:     2000 May 3  7.46 p.m.
        Latitude, Longitude:  40.04°S  174.84°E
        Location:             20 km south-west of Wanganui
        Focal depth:          30 km
        Richter magnitude:    4.2

Likely to have been felt in the Wanganui region.