Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 740 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Thursday, 13 August 2020 at 01:51 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.4 quake South Pacific Ocean, 736 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 18 June 2020 12:49 GMT, which had occurred 8 weeks earlier.

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 100 km depth
13 Aug 01:56 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 4 minutes.
Aug 13 02:01: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 325.3 to 100.0 km.
Aug 13 02:01: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 325.3 to 100.0 km.
Date & time: 13 Aug 2020 01:51:51 UTC -
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 100.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.50163°S / 177.46173°W

Nearest volcano: Volcano W (244 km / 152 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 | 1 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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Clyde, Central Otago / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I was woken. I live in Clyde. The bed felt like a firm sideways shake
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