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6.2 magnitude quake recorded
Yahoo! New Zealand
January 16, 2013, 6:47 am
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge at 3.09am local time.
The USGC says the quake hit at a depth of 10km, 2570km southeast of Dunedin and 1029km northeast of Scott Island Bank, Antarctica.
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