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Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake: South Island, New Zealand

Summary

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

On Sun Nov 13th 2016 11:02:56 (UTC) the seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary 7.8 mww) located in South Island, New Zealand. Seismic region New Zealand Region.

The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the location to the epicenter) to the closest station 109C in the network is 11,017.4 km.

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Details

Time:Sun Nov 13th 2016 11:02:56 (UTC)
Magnitude:7.8 mww
Location:(-42.7568,173.0766)
Depth:23.0 km
Author:USGS:us
evid,orid:5236130,5552624
nass,ndef:334,0
Authoritative:y

Proximity to Population Centers

Event and active stations

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

Seismic waveforms for closest station

Closest station with identified signal. 0.1 Hz lowpass Butterworth filter has been applied to data.

Seismic waveforms for vertical channels in network

Subset of several stations close to the event. 0.1 Hz lowpass Butterworth filter has been applied to data.

Signal description at some stations

STA_CHANS-E DeltaS-E AzimuthPhase TimeSignal/NoiseTime ResidualV. ModelAutharid
109C_BHZ98.971°224.24°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:16:44.1639 UTC-11.197iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356876
TPFO_BHZ99.864°224.62°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:16:50.5993 UTC-13.668iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356887
214A_BHZ100.881°225.98°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:16:55.1139 UTC-13.668iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356865
R11A_BHZ103.707°225.73°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:07.1651 UTC-13.174iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356847
Q17K_BHZ104.268°202.99°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:11.6305 UTC-15.151iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356850
121A_BHZ104.385°228.11°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:10.6694 UTC-13.668iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356851
Q16K_BHZ104.494°202.47°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:07.6917 UTC-10.208iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356852
P16K_BHZ104.563°201.53°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:08.0003 UTC-10.208iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356854
Q18K_BHZ104.803°203.67°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:07.5806 UTC-1-1.275iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356855
W18A_BHZ104.913°227.81°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:03.6219 UTC-11.877iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356837
O16K_BHZ105.067°201.51°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:07.4132 UTC-1-2.616iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356820
Q20K_BHZ105.335°205.57°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:08.4003 UTC-1-2.815iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356821
O17K_BHZ105.422°202.26°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:09.0554 UTC-1-2.547iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356822
P18K_BHZ105.439°203.59°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:10.0753 UTC-1-1.603iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356823
N16K_BHZ105.765°201.1°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:11.6664 UTC-1-1.46iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356824
O18K_BHZ105.866°203.66°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:12.8425 UTC-1-0.734iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356825
Y22D_BHZ105.948°228.77°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:16.4539 UTC-12.514iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356826
Y22F_BHZ_00105.948°228.77°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:17.9371 UTC-13.996iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356827
P19K_BHZ106.093°205.08°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:20.1821 UTC-15.599iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356828
O19K_BHZ106.358°204.35°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:19.6848 UTC-13.925iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356829
N18K_BHZ106.489°203.25°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:17.951 UTC-11.609iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356831
O20K_BHZ106.612°205.58°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:22.132 UTC-15.247iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356833
N19K_BHZ106.888°204.31°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:22.6458 UTC-14.534iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356836
833A_BHZ107.112°230.13°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:14.1652 UTC-12.66iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356802
Q23K_BHZ107.513°210.06°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:22.3259 UTC-11.441iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356804
O22K_BHZ107.614°207.76°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:22.0208 UTC-10.686iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356806
N20K_BHZ107.707°206.04°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:21.206 UTC-1-0.542iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356807
P23K_BHZ107.741°209.38°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:23.245 UTC-11.35iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356809
M19K_BHZ107.9°204.52°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:24.0363 UTC-11.435iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356810
L19K_BHZ108.063°204.21°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:23.3535 UTC-10.026iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356812
M20K_BHZ108.131°205.45°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:22.4915 UTC-1-1.136iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356813
S22A_BHZ108.404°229.67°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:27.9448 UTC-13.105iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356819
MSTX_BHZ108.498°230.37°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:29.1103 UTC-13.851iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356783
L20K_BHZ108.522°204.98°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:29.1541 UTC-13.791iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356784
M22K_BHZ108.651°207.66°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:26.431 UTC-10.494iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356789
V35K_BHZ108.699°219.59°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:28.4981 UTC-12.348iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356790
U33K_BHZ108.773°218.74°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:27.6487 UTC-11.169iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356794
O20A_BHZ109.113°229.64°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:28.2867 UTC-10.299iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356796
S31K_BHZ109.192°216.98°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:28.9295 UTC-10.591iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356797
M23K_BHZ109.227°209.44°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:28.0067 UTC-1-0.488iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356782
K20K_BHZ109.281°204.96°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:29.5912 UTC-10.857iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356778
S32K_BHZ109.34°218.03°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:30.6895 UTC-11.696iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356776
T33K_BHZ109.376°219.01°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:30.7587 UTC-11.602iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356774
T25A_BHZ109.488°230.55°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:30.9681 UTC-11.317iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356772
ABTX_BHZ109.673°231.16°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:33.789 UTC-13.313iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356770
R31K_BHZ109.709°217.42°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:31.3842 UTC-10.752iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356769
N25K_BHZ109.821°211.7°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:34.0661 UTC-12.938iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356764
M24K_BHZ109.864°210.64°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:33.1592 UTC-11.838iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356763
435B_BHZ109.887°231.33°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:30.7308 UTC-1-0.691iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356745
R32K_BHZ109.993°218.25°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:32.4135 UTC-10.521iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356748
J20K_BHZ110.01°205.03°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:30.4691 UTC-1-1.5iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356749
P29M_BHZ110.066°216.27°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:32.0575 UTC-1-0.16iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356753
Q24A_BHZ110.196°230.74°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:32.3021 UTC-1-0.491iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356756
O28M_BHZ110.287°214.75°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:32.9688 UTC-1-0.23iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356757
HARP_BHZ110.358°211.44°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:32.6098 UTC-1-0.907iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356759
O29M_BHZ110.363°215.82°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:32.6176 UTC-1-0.917iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356760
T35M_BHZ110.452°220.9°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:35.7522 UTC-11.82iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356727
H17A_BHZ110.556°229.64°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:35.4537 UTC-11.062iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356729
P30M_BHZ110.693°216.94°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:35.2197 UTC-10.217iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356732
WHTX_BHZ110.725°231.72°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:36.2677 UTC-11.126iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356733
S34M_BHZ110.849°220.52°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:35.5142 UTC-1-0.179iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356737
M26K_BHZ110.895°213.04°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:35.6009 UTC-1-0.296iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356738
N23A_BHZ110.942°230.94°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:36.1851 UTC-10.078iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356739
M27K_BHZ111.144°213.86°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:37.0622 UTC-10.058iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356743
Q32M_BHZ111.263°219.99°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:37.2876 UTC-1-0.245iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356744
P32M_BHZ111.278°219.13°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:34.8451 UTC-1-2.754iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356726
I21K_BHZ111.317°206.83°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:35.9067 UTC-1-1.864iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356724
L26K_BHZ111.331°212.91°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:34.4498 UTC-1-3.381iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356723
K24K_BHZ111.412°211.26°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:33.6158 UTC-13.023iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356721
O30N_BHZ111.469°217.71°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:38.6665 UTC-10.221iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356718
H21K_BHZ111.591°206.29°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:33.9548 UTC-12.569iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356715
K22A_BHZ111.709°231.19°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:37.6403 UTC-1-1.872iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356712
N30M_BHZ111.723°217.16°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:36.1834 UTC-1-3.39iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356711
L27K_BHZ111.741°214.05°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:38.1947 UTC-1-1.459iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356709
KSCO_BHZ111.755°231.87°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:37.2327 UTC-1-2.483iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356707
I23K_BHZ111.803°208.82°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:36.8289 UTC-1-3.098iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356706
TCOL_BHZ111.874°209.91°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:35.4817 UTC-12.838iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356705
R33M_BHZ112.027°221.02°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:38.2438 UTC-1-2.678iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356702
P33M_BHZ112.044°219.92°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:37.2883 UTC-1-3.711iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356701
H22K_BHZ112.066°207.43°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:38.3189 UTC-1-2.778iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356700
M29M_BHZ112.125°216.39°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:36.4528 UTC-12.697iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356699
N31M_BHZ112.126°218.11°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:37.444 UTC-13.682iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356698
POKR_BHZ112.175°210.28°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:34.5726 UTC-10.591iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356697
J25K_BHZ112.195°211.74°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:38.0696 UTC-1-3.599iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356695
G21K_BHZ112.237°205.9°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:39.1374 UTC-1-2.716iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356694
H23K_BHZ112.359°208.82°Pdiff2016-11-13 11:17:36.8999 UTC-12.102iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356693
K27K_BHZ112.481°214.08°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:40.0963 UTC-1-2.839iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356691
J26L_BHZ112.516°213.07°pPdiff2016-11-13 11:17:43.6246 UTC-10.529iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356690
N32M_BHZ112.681°219.98°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:26.0509 UTC-1-5.346iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356671
M30M_BHZ112.694°217.65°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:24.6391 UTC-1-6.783iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356672
H24K_BHZ112.705°210.09°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:23.2229 UTC-1-8.219iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356673
L29M_BHZ112.75°216.8°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:24.7448 UTC-1-6.783iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356674
F21K_BHZ112.876°206.05°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:24.985 UTC-1-6.783iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356675
G22K_BHZ112.954°207.52°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:23.6984 UTC-1-8.219iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356677
G23K_BHZ113.043°208.62°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:23.8683 UTC-1-8.219iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356678
M31M_BHZ113.095°219.31°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:28.2764 UTC-1-3.91iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356679
I26K_BHZ113.285°213.57°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:24.3301 UTC-1-8.219iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356681
F22K_BHZ113.356°207.12°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:28.775 UTC-1-3.91iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356686
K29M_BHZ113.499°217.44°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:27.6138 UTC-1-5.346iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356652
G24K_BHZ113.532°210.59°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:26.2396 UTC-1-6.783iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356653
J29M_BHZ113.801°217.08°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:28.1913 UTC-1-5.346iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356655
G25K_BHZ113.868°211.66°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:25.4468 UTC-1-8.219iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356656
I27K_BHZ113.89°214.81°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:28.3611 UTC-1-5.346iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356657
E22K_BHZ113.976°207.53°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:27.0894 UTC-1-6.783iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356658
F24K_BHZ114.156°210.45°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:31.7434 UTC-1-2.473iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356660
TUL1_BHZ114.2°233.59°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:37.5746 UTC-13.271iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356661
E23K_BHZ114.298°209.23°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:30.5804 UTC-1-3.91iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356662
H27K_BHZ114.424°215.04°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:35.1313 UTC-10.397iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356665
I29M_BHZ114.501°217.26°pPKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:39.5878 UTC-1-3.07iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356667
G26K_BHZ114.514°213.49°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:30.9927 UTC-1-3.91iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356668
E24K_BHZ114.521°210.11°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:32.4441 UTC-1-2.473iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356669
F25K_BHZ114.665°212.21°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:34.5731 UTC-1-0.619iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356635
TOLK_BHZ114.814°209.39°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:33.3941 UTC-1-2.084iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356636
TOLK_BHZ_01114.814°209.39°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:34.1267 UTC-1-1.352iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356637
G27K_BHZ114.868°215.09°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:34.2304 UTC-1-1.352iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356639
D23K_BHZ114.904°208.59°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:37.2289 UTC-11.573iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356640
F26K_BHZ115.058°213.4°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:36.7921 UTC-10.839iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356642
E25K_BHZ115.126°212.4°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:37.287 UTC-11.204iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356643
D24K_BHZ115.393°210.1°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:36.3337 UTC-1-0.253iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356645
C23K_BHZ115.679°208.84°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:40.1777 UTC-13.028iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356648
EPYK_BHZ115.696°218.76°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:37.6466 UTC-10.464iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356649
C24K_BHZ115.904°210.33°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:39.8768 UTC-12.292iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356650
BGNE_BHZ115.928°234.71°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:39.5559 UTC-11.925iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356651
D25K_BHZ115.985°212.07°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:36.3697 UTC-1-1.352iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356596
E27K_BHZ116.006°215.52°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:36.7744 UTC-1-0.985iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356597
A21K_BHZ116.112°204.37°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:37.7108 UTC-1-0.253iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356598
G30M_BHZ116.294°219.33°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:38.4262 UTC-10.087iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356599
C27K_BHZ116.751°214.26°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:40.0326 UTC-10.81iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356601
C26K_BHZ116.762°213.39°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:40.0537 UTC-10.81iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356602
SUSD_BHZ117.179°235.57°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:40.8516 UTC-10.799iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356603
F31M_BHZ117.267°221.4°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:39.1892 UTC-1-0.985iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356604
MDND_BHZ118.703°236.74°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:44.5746 UTC-11.556iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356612
TIGA_BHZ119.906°235.51°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:44.9698 UTC-1-0.253iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356616
C36M_BHZ121.138°229.76°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:48.4236 UTC-10.634iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356620
SPMN_BHZ121.27°238.96°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:48.6764 UTC-10.627iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356621
SFIN_BHZ122.362°238.93°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:52.2261 UTC-12.024iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356624
A36M_BHZ122.54°230.06°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:51.4663 UTC-10.913iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356625
L44A_BHZ122.756°239.58°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:21:50.779 UTC-10.114iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356627
P49A_BHZ123.496°239.38°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:54.0213 UTC-11.578iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356630
KMSC_BHZ123.513°238.02°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:54.4214 UTC-11.943iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356631
O48B_BHZ123.572°239.62°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:53.8013 UTC-11.206iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356632
P52A_BHZ125.268°240.4°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:58.0514 UTC-12.088iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356579
O53A_BHZ126.184°241.13°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:21:59.1419 UTC-11.353iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356583
M53A_BHZ127.108°242.12°PKiKP2016-11-13 11:22:00.3744 UTC-10.74iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356585
L61B_BHZ132.896°246.05°PKPdf2016-11-13 11:22:09.5896 UTC-1-0.253iasp91dbp:vladik:16313356592

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