2026-09-02 06:57:12 (M5.2) South Island of New Zealand -44.4 168.3 (70fa9)

M5.2 Earthquake - South Island of New Zealand

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.2
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 2 Sep 2026 06:57:12 Time near the Epicenter (1): 2 Sep 2026 18:57:12 Time in your area (1): 2 Sep 2026 12:27:12
Location	44.428S 168.250E
Depth	10 km
Distances	70.0 km (43.4 mi) NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand 74.5 km (46.2 mi) NNW of Queenstown, New Zealand 77.6 km (48.1 mi) WNW of Wanaka, New Zealand 194.0 km (120.3 mi) NNW of Gore, New Zealand 219.3 km (136.0 mi) N of Invercargill, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 1.9 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 48; Dmin = 37.6 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 93° Version =
Event ID	us 7000tdjg

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