Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 12:46 GMT
Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 295 km depth
27 Aug 12:53 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 6 minutes.
Aug 27 13:03: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 311.3 to 294.9 km.
Aug 27 13:03: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 311.3 to 294.9 km.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 27, 2019 12:46:47 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.4 |
| Depth | 294.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 32.06536°S / 179.64418°W  (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 32.065°N / 0.356°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Volcano W (46 km / 29 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 | 295 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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