Strong Mag. 6.0 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1421 km Northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday, Jan 8, 2021 at 1:28 pm (GMT +13)

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Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, on Friday, 8 January 2021 at 00:28 (GMT) - information

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1421 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday, Jan 8, 2021 at 1:28 pm (GMT +13)

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 221 km depth

8 Jan 00:39 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.
8 Jan 00:44: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 6.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 200.0 to 188.0 km (from 124 to 117 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 24 km (15 mi) towards NW.
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8 Jan 01:59: Now using data updates from GEONET (NZ)

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 8, 2021 00:28:47 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Jan 8, 2021 at 1:28 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6
Depth	220.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	29.74681°S / 178.46239°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode	29.747°N / 1.538°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Raoul Island (57 km / 35 mi)
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Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.0	221 km	KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND	GEONET (NZ)
6.2	231 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	GFZ
6.2	166 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	BMKG
6.1	151 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand [Sea: New Zealand]	INGV
6.2	222 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	GeoAu
6.3	224 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	USGS
6.3	182 km	New Zealand	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1425 km / 886 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station South Karori, New Zealand: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station South Karori, New Zealand: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station South Karori, New Zealand: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Rarotonga, Cook Islands (RAR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 2098 km / 1304 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Rarotonga, Cook Islands: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Rarotonga, Cook Islands: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Rarotonga, Cook Islands: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Funafuti, Tuvalu (FUNA/IU network) | Distance from quake: 2372 km / 1474 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Funafuti, Tuvalu: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Funafuti, Tuvalu: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Funafuti, Tuvalu: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 3183 km / 1978 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Honiara, Solomon Islands: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Honiara, Solomon Islands: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Honiara, Solomon Islands: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Charters Towers, Australia (CTAO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 3701 km / 2299 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Charters Towers, Australia: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Charters Towers, Australia: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Charters Towers, Australia: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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Velenje (17830.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jun 20, 2021 18:43 1 year 32 weeks ago	4.5 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Jun 19, 2021 03:29 1 year 33 weeks ago	4.9 33 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Apr 6, 2021 12:40 1 year 43 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Apr 6, 2021 12:40 1 year 43 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Mar 15, 2021 02:47 1 year 46 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Mar 12, 2021 09:30 1 year 47 weeks ago	4.8 91 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Mar 8, 2021 03:20 1 year 47 weeks ago	4.9 27 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Mar 5, 2021 05:05 1 year 48 weeks ago	3.6 376 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Mar 4, 2021 20:25 1 year 48 weeks ago	5.5 72 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More

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