Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - East of North Island, N.Z. on Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, 7 July 2015 at 05:35 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
7 Jul 06:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 35 minutes.
Jul 7 07:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.4.
Jul 7 07:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.4.
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.34°S / 179.63°W
(international territory)Nearest volcano: Brothers (127 km / 79 mi)
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.4 | 10 km | East of North Island, N.Z. | GFZ |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | - East of the North Island of New Zealand | USGS |
| M 5.6 | 30 km | EAST OF NORTH ISLAND, N.Z. | EMSC |
| M 5.7 | 32 km | East of North Island, NZ | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 5.4 quake South Pacific Ocean 7 July 2015 05:35 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 07 Jul 2015 06:21 UTC| M 5.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
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