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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Friday, 27 September 2019 - information

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Friday, 27 September 2019

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Friday, 27 September 2019
Sep 27 12:13: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 0.0 km.
Sep 27 12:14: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 12.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 33.0 km.
Date & time: Friday, 27 September 2019 12:04 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.31573°S / 177.44112°W (New Zealand)
Nearest volcano: Macauley Island (114 km)
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ)
Estimated released energy: 1.3*10^14 J (35 GWh / 30089 tons of TNT / 1.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 27 Sep 2019 (6 earthquakes)
Fri, 27 Sep 12:05 UTCM 6.2 / 33 kmKermadec Islands, New ZealandGFZ
Fri, 27 Sep 12:05 UTCM 6.0 / 35 kmKermadec Islands, New ZealandEMSC
Fri, 27 Sep 12:05 UTCM 6.0 / 94.7 kmKermadec Islands, New ZealandGeoAu
Fri, 27 Sep 12:04 UTCM 6.2 / 10 kmKermadec Islands, New ZealandBMKG
Fri, 27 Sep 12:05 UTCM 6.0 / 35 km96km S of Raoul Island, New ZealandUSGS
Fri, 27 Sep 12:05 UTCM 6.2 / 72.3 kmKermadec Islands, New Zealand [Sea: New Zealand]INGV

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