2026-01-18 16:45:09 (M5.1) off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand -48.3 165.3 (70fa9)

M5.1 Earthquake - off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.1
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 18 Jan 2026 16:45:09 Time near the Epicenter (1): 19 Jan 2026 05:45:09 Time in your area (1): 18 Jan 2026 22:15:09
Location	48.300S 165.279E
Depth	18 km
Distances	297.9 km (184.7 mi) SW of Bluff, New Zealand 313.7 km (194.5 mi) SW of Invercargill, New Zealand 369.7 km (229.2 mi) SW of Gore, New Zealand 446.2 km (276.6 mi) SW of Queenstown, New Zealand 479.5 km (297.3 mi) WSW of Dunedin, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 10.5 km; Vertical 6.5 km
Parameters	Nph = 26; Dmin = 261.3 km; Rmss = 0.75 seconds; Gp = 145° Version =
Event ID	us 7000rqg6

(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
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