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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:51 am (GMT +13)

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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 297 km depth

26 Jan 11:59 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 8 minutes.
26 Jan 12:58: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 437.7 to 296.9 km (from 272 to 184 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 91 km (56 mi) towards ENE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 26, 2021 11:51:33 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:51 am (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	296.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	32.04084°S / 177.18471°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode	32.041°N / 2.815°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Volcano W (120 km / 75 mi)
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Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 21.8°C (71 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	297 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)

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