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Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 787 km northeast of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, on Thursday, 13 August 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.
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Date & time: 13 Aug 2020 08:43:17 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.8Depth: 306.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.39805°S / 178.95786°W

(
South Pacific Ocean,
New Zealand)
Nearest volcano:
Havre Seamount (34 km / 21 mi)
Primary data source:
GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 10
12 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT)
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.8 | 306 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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