Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 11:27 GMT
Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 333 km depth
5 Sep 11:32 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 4 minutes.
Sep 5 11:44: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 3.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 368.1 to 332.9 km.
Sep 5 11:53: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.2.
Sep 5 11:44: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 3.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 368.1 to 332.9 km.
Sep 5 11:53: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.2.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Sep 5, 2019 11:27:47 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.2 |
| Depth | 332.9 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 32.38444°S / 179.36209°W  (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 32.384°N / 0.638°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Volcano W (113 km / 70 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.2 | 333 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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