Date-Time:
* 21 Feb 2011 23:51:42 UTC
* 22 Feb 2011 12:51:42 near epicenter
* 21 Feb 2011 18:51:42 EST
Location: 43.513S 172.638E
Depth: 4 km
Distances:
* 5 km (3 miles) NNW (330 degrees) of Christchurch, New Zealand
* 211 km (131 miles) SSE (157 degrees) of Westport, New Zealand
* 304 km (189 miles) SW (215 degrees) of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
USGS
1 comment:
Joe there were 3 in two days.
4 hours ago 6.3 South Island of New Zealand
16 hours ago 6.4 South of the Fiji Islands
Yesterday 4.5 Baja California, Mexico
This is due directly to the recent very large solar flares that affected the magnetic field of the earth. I was monitoring a site that follows these cosmic events closely. It was apparently very close in size to a flare that could have interrupted sattelites, communications, and affected the power grid.
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