Thanks for everyone's concern. I am fine and dandy, along with all the country. There was a small worrry that the quake would produce a tsunami but thank God that never came about. No damage anywhere, it was too distant.
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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event has been revised.
Region: KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Geographic coordinates: 29.860S, 177.652W
Magnitude: 7.0 Mw
Depth: 20 km
Universal Time (UTC): 29 Sep 2008 15:19:29
Time near the Epicenter: 30 Sep 2008 03:19:29
Local standard time in your area: 29 Sep 2008 15:19:29
Location with respect to nearby cities:
71 km (44 miles) SSE (163 degrees) of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands
998 km (620 miles) SSW (194 degrees) of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
3159 km (1963 miles) WSW (239 degrees) of PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008xna6
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