Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand

Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 20:48

20:48 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.2 quake 5 Mar 9:28 am (GMT +13)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 14 minutes ago 22 km southeast of Nelson, New Zealand, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 57 km beneath the epicenter near Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand, in the morning on Friday 5 March 2021 at 9:28 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Richmond (pop. 14,000) located 20 km from the epicenter, Brightwater (pop. 1,700) 21 km away, Nelson (pop. 59,200) 22 km away, Wakefield (pop. 1,700) 26 km away, Motueka (pop. 7,500) 46 km away, Blenheim (pop. 26,600) 51 km away, and Picton (pop. 3,000) 58 km away.

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Date & time: 5 Mar 2021 9:28 am (GMT +13) local time (4 Mar 2021 20:28 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 57.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.46°S / 173.35°E

(Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand)
Primary data source: EMSC

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Try our free app! Android \| iOS version		See also: Monthly reports Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 20:48 20:48 PM \| BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 4.2 quake 5 Mar 9:28 am (GMT +13) An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 14 minutes ago 22 km southeast of Nelson, New Zealand, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 57 km beneath the epicenter near Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand, in the morning on Friday 5 March 2021 at 9:28 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Richmond (pop. 14,000) located 20 km from the epicenter, Brightwater (pop. 1,700) 21 km away, Nelson (pop. 59,200) 22 km away, Wakefield (pop. 1,700) 26 km away, Motueka (pop. 7,500) 46 km away, Blenheim (pop. 26,600) 51 km away, and Picton (pop. 3,000) 58 km away. Details about this quake If you felt it, report it through our site or app right now! Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android \| IOS Earthquake data: I felt this quake Date & time: 5 Mar 2021 9:28 am (GMT +13) local time (4 Mar 2021 20:28 GMT) Magnitude: 4.2 Depth: 57.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.46°S / 173.35°E (Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand) Primary data source: EMSC Details about this quake Previous news Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 20:07 Moderate 4.4 quake hits near Mersin, Turkey An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred late at night on Thursday 4 March 2021 at 10:47 pm local time near Mersin, Turkey, as reported by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA). ... read all Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 19:53 Moderate 4.7 quake hits near Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred in the morning on Friday 5 March 2021 at 8:33 am local time near Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). ... read all Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 19:51 Moderate 4.3 quake hits near Kozani, Macedonia Occidentale, Greece An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred only 16 minutes ago 10 km north of Kozani, Greece, Romania's National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP) reported. ... read all Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 19:29 Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake 23 km northwest of Vik, Iceland An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred early evening on Thursday 4 March 2021 at 7:09 pm local time near Vik, Mýrdalshreppur, South, Iceland, as reported by the Icelandic Met Office (IMO). ... read all Thu, 4 Mar 2021, 19:28 Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Thursday, 4 Mar 2021 7:28 am (GMT -12) - information Monthly reports