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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Sunday, 16 June 2019

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.2 quake: 103km NE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand on Sat, 15 Jun 22h55, which had occurred 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - New Zealand on Sunday, 16 June 2019
Date & time: Sunday, 16 June 2019 01:29 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.95075°S / 177.37048°W (New Zealand)
Nearest volcano: Curtis Island (123 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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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sun, 16 Jun 2019
Sun, 16 Jun 01:29 UTCM 5.1 / 40 kmKermadec Islands Region (New Zealand)GeoAu
Sun, 16 Jun 01:29 UTCM 4.8 / 229 kmKermadec Islands, New ZealandBMKG
Sun, 16 Jun 01:29 UTCM 5.0 / 35 km119km NE of L'Esperance Rock, New ZealandUSGS
Sun, 16 Jun 01:29 UTCM 5.0 / 35 kmKermadec Islands, New ZealandEMSC

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