Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 236km ESE of Raoul Island, New Zealand on Thursday, 3 July 2014
Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1428 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, on Thursday, July 03, 2014 07:50:05
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 20 km depth
3 Jul 19:58 UTC: First to report: USGS after 8 minutes.
Jul 3 21:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.6 to 6.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 20.0 km.
Jul 3 21:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.6 to 6.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 20.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, July 03, 2014 07:50:05
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.5328°S / 176.5257°W
(South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)Nearest volcano: Raoul Island (238 km / 148 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1428 km (887 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) SE of Napier Island --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) SE of Sunday Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 20 km | 193km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand | USGS |
| M 6.3 | 10 km | Kermadec Islands Region | GFZ |
| M 6.3 | 2 km | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION | EMSC |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake South Pacific Ocean, 1428 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, Thursday, July 03, 2014 07:50:05
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes):- 21 Aug 2014 02:51 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 11 Aug 2014 10:07 UTC| M 5.3 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|64 km (40 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 04 Aug 2014 16:50 UTC| M 5.1 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|55 km (34 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 04 Aug 2014 16:50 UTC| M 5.3 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|23 km (14 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 03 Aug 2014 17:39 UTC| M 4.6 |149 km (92.6 mi) depth|78 km (48 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 03 Aug 2014 17:39 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 27 Jul 2014 14:01 UTC| M 4.5 |223.7 km (139 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 25 Jul 2014 11:09 UTC| M 5.0 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|83 km (51 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 20 Jul 2014 04:18 UTC| M 4.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|81 km (50 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 11 Jul 2014 12:22 UTC| M 5.3 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|77 km (48 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 03 Jul 2014 19:50 UTC| M 6.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1427 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, on Thursday, 3 July 2014 at 19:50 (GMT)
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Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1428 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, on Thursday, July 03, 2014 07:50:05Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
