Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Friday, 9 August 2019 at 01:39 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 558 km depth
9 Aug 01:51 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 12 minutes.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 557.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.18848°S / 179.38562°W
(international territory)Nearest volcano: Unnamed 24.8°S/177.02°W (249 km / 155 mi)
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 558 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| M 5.0 | 558 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| M 4.7 | 528 km | South Of Fiji Islands | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 523 km | South of the Fiji Islands | USGS |
| M 4.6 | 520 km | South of Fiji Islands | GFZ |
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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean 9 August 2019 01:39 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 27 Aug 2019 13:39 UTC| M 4.5 |575.5 km (357.6 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
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