Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 16 km southeast of Seddon, Marlborough District, New Zealand, on Thursday, 7 Jan 2021 3:15 pm (GMT +13) -
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 8 km depth
7 Jan 02:17 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minutes.
7 Jan 02:19: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.0 to 8.2 km (from 5 to 5.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.9 mi) towards SSE.
7 Jan 02:19: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.0 to 8.2 km (from 5 to 5.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.9 mi) towards SSE.
Date & time: 7 Jan 2021 02:15:46 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 7 Jan 2021 3:15 pm (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 8.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.77875°S / 174.19911°E
(Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand)Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) SE of Seddon (pop: 511) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SE of Blenheim (pop: 26,600) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SSE of Picton (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SW of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) SW of Lower Hutt (Wellington) (pop: 101,200) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) SW of Porirua (Wellington) (pop: 50,900) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) SE of Nelson (pop: 59,200) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (62 mi) SW of Upper Hutt (Wellington) (pop: 38,400) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) SW of Palmerston North (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 76,000) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) NNE of Christchurch (Canterbury) (pop: 363,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
24°C (75 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from W
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Clear Sky
24°C (75 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.6 | 8.2 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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