Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 24 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Monday, 25 Jan 2021 10:50 am (GMT +13) -
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 5 km depth
24 Jan 21:52 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minutes.
24 Jan 21:54: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.9 to 4.9 km (from 4.9 to 3 mi).
24 Jan 21:54: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.9 to 4.9 km (from 4.9 to 3 mi).
Date & time: 24 Jan 2021 21:50:51 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 25 Jan 2021 10:50 am (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 4.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.06738°S / 176.50583°E
(Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)Nearest volcano: Okataina (Tarawera) (6 km / 4 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
17 km (11 mi) W of Kawerau (pop: 6,700) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) ENE of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) ENE of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) WSW of Edgecumbe (pop: 1,640) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) S of Maketu (pop: 1,080) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WSW of Whakatane (pop: 18,600) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) SE of Tauranga (pop: 110,300) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) NNE of Taupo (Waikato) (pop: 22,500) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 mi) SE of Auckland (pop: 417,900) --> See nearby quakes!
387 km (241 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
21.9°C (71 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 4 m/s (9 kts) from W
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Clear Sky
21.9°C (71 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 4 m/s (9 kts) from WEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 4.9 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
User reports for this quake (1)
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Rotorua (27.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s (reported through our app)
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