Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1128 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, on Saturday, 19 Dec 2020 9:49 am (GMT +13) -

Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1128 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, on Saturday, 19 Dec 2020 9:49 am (GMT +13)

Moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 33 km depth

18 Dec 20:53 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 4 minutes.
18 Dec 20:59: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 17.4 to 33.0 km (from 10.8 to 21 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 36 km (23 mi) towards E.
Date & time: 18 Dec 2020 20:49:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 19 Dec 2020 9:49 am (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.77911°S / 178.29448°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano: Volcano W (133 km / 83 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1128 km (701 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
392 km (244 mi) S of Sunday Island --> See nearby quakes!
399 km (248 mi) S of Napier Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 18.1°C (65 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from E
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.433 km- south of the Kermadec IslandsGEONET (NZ)
M 5.335 kmSOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS, New ZealandEMSC
M 5.137 kmSouth of the Kermadec Islands, New ZealandUSGS
M 5.143 kmSouth of Kermadec Islands, New ZealandGeoAu
M 5.133 kmSouth of Kermadec Islands, New ZealandGFZ
M 5.230 kmSouth of Kermadec Islands, New ZealandBMKG

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Aftershocks of the 5.4 quake South Pacific Ocean, 1128 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, 19 Dec 2020 9:49 am (GMT +13)

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Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1128 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, on Saturday, 19 Dec 2020 9:49 am (GMT +13)

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