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Event type: Earthquake Region: off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand Geographic coordinates: 48 300S, 165 279E Magnitude: 5 1 Depth: 18 km Universal Time (UTC): 18 Jan 2026 16:45:09 Time near the Epicenter (1): 19 Jan 2026 05:45:09 Time in your area (1): 19 Jan 2026 02:45:09

Location with respect to nearby cities: 297 9 km (184 7 mi) SW of Bluff, New Zealand 313 7 km (194 5 mi) SW of Invercargill, New Zealand 369 7 km (229 2 mi) SW of Gore, New Zealand 446 2 km (276 6 mi) SW of Queenstown, New Zealand 479 5 km (297 3 mi) WSW of Dunedin, New Zealand

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