Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - 353 km east of Auckland, New Zealand, on Sunday, 23 August 2020 at 09:26 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 172 km depth
23 Aug 09:29 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.
Aug 23 09:30: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 223.0 to 169.2 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 169.2 to 171.5 km.
Aug 23 09:30: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 223.0 to 169.2 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 169.2 to 171.5 km.
Date & time: 23 Aug 2020 09:26:09 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 171.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.66801°S / 178.41701°E

Nearest volcano: Rumble III (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
240 km (149 mi) NNE of Te Kaha (pop: 403) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) NNE of Whakatane (pop: 18,600) --> See nearby quakes!
301 km (187 mi) NE of Tauranga (pop: 110,300) --> See nearby quakes!
349 km (217 mi) ENE of Manukau (pop: 362,000) --> See nearby quakes!
352 km (219 mi) ENE of North Shore (pop: 207,900) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (219 mi) ENE of Auckland (pop: 417,900) --> See nearby quakes!
365 km (226 mi) ENE of Waitakere (pop: 208,100) --> See nearby quakes!
365 km (227 mi) NE of Hamilton (pop: 152,600) --> See nearby quakes!
370 km (230 mi) E of Whangarei (pop: 50,900) --> See nearby quakes!
701 km (435 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
428 km (266 mi) NNE of North Island (pop: 3,749,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
5.1 | 172 km | 285 km NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
4.6 | 2 km | Off E. Coast Of N. Island, N.z. (New Zealand) | EMSC |
4.6 | 191 km | 268 Km ENE of Tairua, New Zealand | USGS |
4.6 | 206 km | Off E. Coast of N. Island, N.Z. (New Zealand) | GFZ |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 02 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC| M 3.4 |190.1 km (118.1 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 30 Sep 2020 17:54 UTC| M 3.3 |231.9 km (144.1 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 08 Sep 2020 00:11 UTC| M 3.2 |220.5 km (137 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 27 Aug 2020 10:34 UTC| M 3.1 |205.9 km (127.9 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 26 Aug 2020 11:52 UTC| M 3.0 |190.6 km (118.4 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
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