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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Wednesday, 21 December 2016

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Date & time: Wednesday, 21 December 2016 09:14 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 405.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.8889°S / 178.4766°W (New Zealand)
Nearest volcano: Volcano W (67 km)
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ)
Estimated released energy: 4*10^12 J (1.11 GWh / 951 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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