Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Central East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, 2 September 2014
Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at 23:41 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
3 Sep 00:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 29 minutes.
Sep 3 11:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.5.
Sep 3 11:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.5.
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.58°S / 112.04°W
(international territory)Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.5 | 10 km | Central East Pacific Rise | GFZ |
| M 5.5 | 10 km | Central East Pacific Rise | USGS |
| M 5.5 | 10 km | CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE | EMSC |
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Aftershocks of the 5.5 quake South Pacific Ocean 2 September 2014 23:41 GMT
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