Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1124 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, 16 April 2019 at 16:01 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 33 km depth
16 Apr 16:10 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 9 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.3646°S / 179.27414°W

Nearest volcano: Volcano W (58 km / 36 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1124 km (699 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
368 km (228 mi) SSW of Sunday Island --> See nearby quakes!
376 km (234 mi) SSW of Napier Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.7 | 33 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
M 5.4 | 10 km | South Of Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) | EMSC |
M 5.1 | 81 km | South of Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) | GeoAu |
M 5.4 | 10 km | South of Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) | GFZ |
M 5.5 | 10.5 km | 121km SSW of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand | USGS |
M 5.7 | 75 km | South of Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) | BMKG |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 04 Jun 2019 12:27 UTC| M 4.0 |466.4 km (289.8 mi) depth|41 km (26 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 28 May 2019 07:12 UTC| M 4.6 |200 km (124.3 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 24 May 2019 18:04 UTC| M 4.7 |357 km (221.8 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 24 Apr 2019 08:11 UTC| M 4.2 |272.8 km (169.5 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 24 Apr 2019 06:23 UTC| M 5.2 |352.6 km (219.1 mi) depth|41 km (25 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 23 Apr 2019 06:39 UTC| M 4.7 |304.3 km (189.1 mi) depth|15 km (10 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 16 Apr 2019 16:42 UTC| M 4.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|39 km (24 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1124 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, 16 April 2019 at 16:01 (GMT)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 16 May 2006 10:39| 7.4 |152km / 94mi|15 years ago|62km / 38mi| Kermadec Islands Region (New Zealand)
- 25 Jul 1968 07:23| 7.3 |45km / 28mi|53 years ago|208km / 129mi| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- 17 Apr 1919 11:22| 7.2 |35km / 22mi|102 years ago|243km / 151mi| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- 25 May 1997 23:22| 7.1 |333km / 207mi|24 years ago|92km / 57mi| South of the Kermadec Islands
- 26 Sep 1968 18:02| 7.1 |50km / 31mi|52 years ago|233km / 145mi| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- 10 Sep 2018 04:18| 7.0 |10km / 6.2mi|2 years ago|58km / 36mi| Kermadec Islands Region
- 14 May 1989 00:59| 7.0 |44km / 27mi|32 years ago|220km / 137mi| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- 26 Jan 1983 16:02| 7.0 |238km / 148mi|38 years ago|220km / 137mi| Kermadec Islands Region (New Zealand)
- 20 May 1968 07:13| 7.0 |55km / 34mi|53 years ago|206km / 128mi| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
- 03 May 1997 16:46| 6.9 |108km / 67mi|24 years ago|65km / 40mi| Kermadec Islands Region (New Zealand)
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