Minor mag. 1.7 earthquake - 18 km southeast of Seddon, Marlborough District, New Zealand, on Friday, 8 Jan 2021 12:09 am (GMT +13) -
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Minor magnitude 1.7 earthquake at 10 km depth
7 Jan 11:12 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
7 Jan 11:14: Magnitude recalculated from 1.9 to 1.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 13.0 to 9.5 km (from 8.1 to 5.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.5 km (2.2 mi) towards ESE.
7 Jan 11:14: Magnitude recalculated from 1.9 to 1.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 13.0 to 9.5 km (from 8.1 to 5.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.5 km (2.2 mi) towards ESE.
Date & time: 7 Jan 2021 11:09:57 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 8 Jan 2021 12:09 am (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 1.7
Depth: 9.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.74671°S / 174.26747°E
(Marlborough District, Marlborough, New Zealand)Nearby towns and cities:
18 km (11 mi) ESE of Seddon (pop: 511) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SE of Blenheim (pop: 26,600) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SW of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SW of Lower Hutt (Wellington) (pop: 101,200) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) SW of Porirua (Wellington) (pop: 50,900) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) SW of Upper Hutt (Wellington) (pop: 38,400) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) ESE of Nelson (pop: 59,200) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) SSW of Paraparaumu (Wellington) (pop: 25,300) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) SW of Palmerston North (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 76,000) --> See nearby quakes!
240 km (149 mi) NE of Christchurch (Canterbury) (pop: 363,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
16.5°C (62 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NW
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Few Clouds
16.5°C (62 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NWEstimated released energy: 2.2 x 107 joules (6.22 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 1.7 | 9.5 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
User reports for this quake
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At magnitude 1.7, this quake was too small to be felt by humans, but it was recorded instrumentally.
