Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 06:05 GMT
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, July 2, 2019 18:08 GMT, which had occurred 12 hours earlier.


Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 400 km depth
3 Jul 06:18 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 13 minutes.
Jul 3 06:23: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.4.
Jul 3 06:23: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.4.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jul 3, 2019 06:05:32 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.4 |
Depth | 400.4 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 31.74821°S / 179.42436°W ![]() |
Antipode | 31.748°N / 0.576°E |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
Nearest volcano | Volcano W (26 km / 16 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | |
Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.4 | 400 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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