== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00796021.

Region: MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION
Geographic coordinates: 55.563S, 158.311E
Magnitude: 7.3 Mw
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 12 Apr 2008 00:30:13
Time near the Epicenter: 12 Apr 2008 11:30:13
Local standard time in your area: 12 Apr 2008 00:30:13



Location with respect to nearby cities:
127 km (79 miles) SSW (199 degrees) of Macquarie Island, Australia
1374 km (854 miles) SW (214 degrees) of Dunedin, New Zealand
1989 km (1236 miles) SSW (211 degrees) of WELLINGTON, New Zealand