Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - South Wairarapa District, 23 km southeast of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday, 8 Jan 2021 8:01 am (GMT +13) -
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 20 km depth
7 Jan 19:03 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
7 Jan 19:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 24.2 to 20.2 km (from 15 to 12.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards N.
7 Jan 19:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 24.2 to 20.2 km (from 15 to 12.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards N.
Date & time: 7 Jan 2021 19:01:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 8 Jan 2021 8:01 am (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 20.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.35981°S / 175.11024°E
(South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand)Nearest volcano: Ruapehu (235 km / 146 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km (14 mi) SE of Lower Hutt (pop: 101,200) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) SSE of Upper Hutt (pop: 38,400) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) ESE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) SE of Porirua (pop: 50,900) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) W of Waipawa (pop: 1,900) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) S of Paraparaumu (pop: 25,300) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SW of Masterton (pop: 20,700) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) S of Otaki (pop: 6,090) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) S of Levin (Manawatu-Wanganui) (pop: 19,800) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) E of Blenheim (Marlborough) (pop: 26,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
16.8°C (62 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NW
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Broken Clouds
16.8°C (62 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NWEstimated 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 | 20 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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