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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - New Zealand on Thursday, 13 August 2020

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.4 quake: New Zealand, 18 Jun 2020 12:49, which had occurred 8 weeks earlier.
Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - New Zealand on Thursday, 13 August 2020
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.
Date & time: Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:51 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 100.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.50163°S / 177.46173°W (New Zealand)
Nearest volcano: Volcano W (244 km / 152 mi)
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Thu, 13 Aug 01:51 UTCM 5.0 / 100 km New ZealandGEONET (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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