Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 787 km northeast of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 08:43 GMT
Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 306 km depth
13 Aug 16:37 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 8 hours.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 13, 2020 08:43:17 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.8 |
| Depth | 306.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 31.39805°S / 178.95786°W  (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 31.398°N / 1.042°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearest volcano | Havre Seamount (34 km / 21 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.8 | 306 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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