Today: 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

5.9 magnitude earthquake 8 km from Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 02:18:03 UTC

UTC time: Friday, December 23, 2011 02:18 AM

Your time: 2011-12-23T02:18:03Z

Magnitude Type: mww

USGS page: M 5.9 - South Island of New Zealand

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 81 people

2011-12-23 02:18:03 UTC 5.9 magnitude, 6 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Aftershocks:

2011-12-23 02:39:57 UTC 4.2 magnitude, 5 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 02:47:57 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 6 km depth
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 03:14:34 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 03:24:04 UTC 4.4 magnitude, 8 km depth
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 03:33:39 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 03:50:14 UTC 4.8 magnitude, 11 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 04:00:39 UTC 4.1 magnitude, 12 km depth
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 04:08:05 UTC 4.0 magnitude, 9 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

2011-12-23 04:28:28 UTC 4.0 magnitude, 8 km depth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

This earthquake is close to these areas:

South Island Of New Zealand

E. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand

Cook Strait, New Zealand

W. Coast Of S. Island, New Zealand

W. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand

North Island Of New Zealand

E. Coast Of N. Island, New Zealand

East Of North Island, New Zealand

Auckland Islands, New Zealand

Northwest Of New Zealand

Southeast Of Australia

South Of Kermadec Islands