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5th July 2011, 04:00

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/images/globes/-40_175.jpgTuesday, July 5, 2011 03:36:25 UTC
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 03:36:25 PM at epicenter

Depth: 161.30 km (100.23 mi)

More... (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0004n71.php)

Teresa

5th July 2011, 05:50

Recorded as M 6.5 in NZ - that's a big difference to the 5.3 reported by USGS. Felt widely and thank goodness it was so deep (150km) -
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/latest.html