[GeoNet] Mag. 3.9 earthquake, West Coast region, New Zealand

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        The following earthquake has been recorded by GeoNet:

        Reference number:     1881395/G
        Universal Time:       2002 May 24  1557
        NZ Standard Time:     2002 May 25  3.57 a.m.
        Latitude, Longitude:  41.35°S  172.21°E
        Location:             10 km south-east of Karamea
        Focal depth:          12 km
        Richter magnitude:    3.9
 
Likely to have been felt at Karamea.


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