Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - 17 km northeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, on Monday, 25 Jan 2021 1:52 pm (GMT +13) -
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Weak magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 5 km depth
25 Jan 00:53 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 1 minutes.
25 Jan 00:54: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.0.
25 Jan 00:57: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.9 to 5.0 km (from 3.7 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.2 km (5.7 mi) towards NW.
25 Jan 00:54: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.0.
25 Jan 00:57: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.9 to 5.0 km (from 3.7 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.2 km (5.7 mi) towards NW.
Date & time: 25 Jan 2021 00:52:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 25 Jan 2021 1:52 pm (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 2.1
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.05787°S / 176.40652°E
(Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)Nearest volcano: Okataina (Tarawera) (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
17 km (10 mi) ENE of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) ENE of Rotorua (pop: 65,900) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) W of Kawerau (pop: 6,700) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) S of Maketu (pop: 1,080) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) SSE of Tauranga (pop: 110,300) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) WSW of Whakatane (pop: 18,600) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) NNE of Taupo (Waikato) (pop: 22,500) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) ESE of Cambridge (Waikato) (pop: 15,200) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) SE of Auckland (pop: 417,900) --> See nearby quakes!
385 km (239 mi) NNE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
29.5°C (85 F), humidity: 25%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NE
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Clear Sky
29.5°C (85 F), humidity: 25%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NEEstimated released energy: 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 5 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
User reports for this quake (2)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 2.1, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.
