Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 24 km southwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand, on Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at 07:02 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 5 km depth
4 Sep 07:05 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
Sep 4 07:08: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.6 to 5.0 km.
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Date & time: 4 Sep 2019 07:02:52 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.8513°S / 175.90596°E
(
Taupo District,
Waikato,
New Zealand)
Nearest volcano:
Taupo (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:18 km (11 mi) NNE of Turangi (pop: 3,400) -->
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Primary data source:
GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 10
12 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT)
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.2 | 5 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
| 4.8 | 10 km | North Island, New Zealand | GFZ |
| 5.1 | 5 km | North Island Of New Zealand | EMSC |
| 4.8 | 53 km | North Island, New Zealand | BMKG |
| 5.1 | 10 km | 14km WSW of Taupo, New Zealand | USGS |
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Hamilton (128.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
(reported through our app)
Napier (111.3 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
(reported through our app)
Motouapa Turangi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Some ornaments came off shelves. Broken glasses etc. some sharp jolts
112.3 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
: Steady swaying motion for about 10 - 15 seconds (reported through our app)
11.3 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : First earthquake I've felt at in laws, i thought it was a truck he knew it was a quake, we were outside on a patio area
Taumarunui (52.8 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
(reported through our app)
Taupo / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Mapiu / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Heard fireplace rattling first then felt slight wobble.
turangi / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
161.4 km W of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
(reported through our app)
Waitara, Taranaki (141.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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25 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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24.8 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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51.5 km W of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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170.1 km S of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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New Plymouth (New Zealand, 160 km W of epicenter) : No (reported through EMSC)
Taumarunui (New Zealand, 56 km W of epicenter) : First a big jolt, then gentle swaying for several minutes (reported through EMSC)
Taupo (New Zealand, 23 km NE of epicenter) : Very strong (reported through EMSC)
Turangi (New Zealand, 18 km S of epicenter) : Very strong (reported through EMSC)
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 16 km
2 (=6 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 7 km (4 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
27 Oct 2019 12:37 UTC
| M 3.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 12 km (7 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details19 Oct 2019 16:34 UTC
| M 2.2 | 125.9 km (78.2 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details13 Oct 2019 18:00 UTC
| M 2.1 | 78.4 km (48.7 mi) depth
| 18 km (11 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details10 Oct 2019 07:21 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 4 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details19 Sep 2019 00:35 UTC
| M 4.3 | 142.8 km (88.7 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details15 Sep 2019 04:54 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details14 Sep 2019 17:19 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details14 Sep 2019 16:15 UTC
| M 2.3 | 124.7 km (77.5 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details14 Sep 2019 12:39 UTC
| M 2.1 | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) depth
| 8 km (5 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details11 Sep 2019 15:13 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 4 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details08 Sep 2019 16:57 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 4 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details08 Sep 2019 05:01 UTC
| M 2.5 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 18:25 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 13:11 UTC
| M 2.7 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 12:56 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 12:31 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | DetailsShow all
06 Sep 2019 11:00 UTC
| M 3.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 08:38 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 06:04 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 03:35 UTC
| M 2.7 | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 01:44 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 01:31 UTC
| M 3.3 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details06 Sep 2019 01:25 UTC
| M 2.3 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details05 Sep 2019 22:05 UTC
| M 3.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details05 Sep 2019 16:51 UTC
| M 3.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details05 Sep 2019 15:08 UTC
| M 2.1 | 111.3 km (69.2 mi) depth
| 24 km (15 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details05 Sep 2019 13:31 UTC
| M 2.0 | 93.9 km (58.3 mi) depth
| 15 km (9 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details05 Sep 2019 07:22 UTC
| M 2.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 4 km (3 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details05 Sep 2019 00:35 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 4 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 21:52 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 20:26 UTC
| M 2.5 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 20:00 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 16:31 UTC
| M 2.8 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 16:14 UTC
| M 2.4 | 143.1 km (88.9 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 15:49 UTC
| M 2.5 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 15:17 UTC
| M 2.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 12:55 UTC
| M 2.0 | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 12:32 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 12:07 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 11:27 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 11:12 UTC
| M 2.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 11:03 UTC
| M 2.3 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 11:00 UTC
| M 2.0 | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 10:01 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 09:39 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) depth
| 1 km (0 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 09:06 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:57 UTC
| M 2.6 | 4.8 km (3 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:54 UTC
| M 2.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:28 UTC
| M 3.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:24 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:21 UTC
| M 2.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 0 km (0 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:10 UTC
| M 2.1 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:05 UTC
| M 3.6 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 08:03 UTC
| M 2.7 | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:53 UTC
| M 2.0 | 6.5 km (4 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:48 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (0 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:45 UTC
| M 2.3 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:42 UTC
| M 2.7 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:42 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:40 UTC
| M 3.5 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:36 UTC
| M 2.4 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:32 UTC
| M 2.2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:26 UTC
| M 2.8 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:22 UTC
| M 2.3 | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:16 UTC
| M 2.2 | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:14 UTC
| M 2.0 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:08 UTC
| M 2.3 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details04 Sep 2019 07:04 UTC
| M 4.5 | 5 km (3.1 mi) depth
| 2 km (1 mi) distance
| GEONET (NZ) | Details
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