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Event type: Earthquake Region: off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand Geographic coordinates: 48 998S, 166 569E Magnitude: 5 3 Depth: 10 km Universal Time (UTC): 3 Mar 2026 11:55:08 Time near the Epicenter (1): 4 Mar 2026 00:55:08 Time in your area (1): 3 Mar 2026 21:55:08

Location with respect to nearby cities: 297 6 km (184 5 mi) SSW of Bluff, New Zealand 318 3 km (197 4 mi) SSW of Invercargill, New Zealand 368 2 km (228 3 mi) SSW of Gore, New Zealand 456 8 km (283 2 mi) SW of Dunedin, New Zealand 469 0 km (290 8 mi) SSW of Queenstown, New Zealand

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