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Christchurch / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : Like something slamming in underground garage. Felt on first floor of multistory building Christchurch Central
Minor mag. 1.9 earthquake - 7.7 km southeast of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, on Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 3:00 pm (GMT +13) -
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Minor magnitude 1.9 earthquake at 5 km depth
21 Jan 02:03 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 2 minutes.
21 Jan 02:06: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 1.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.2 to 4.7 km (from 2.6 to 2.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards NNW.
21 Jan 02:06: Magnitude recalculated from 2.0 to 1.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.2 to 4.7 km (from 2.6 to 2.9 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards NNW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 21, 2022 02:00:35 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 3:00 pm (GMT +13) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 1.9 |
| Depth | 4.7 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 43.57228°S / 172.71204°E  (Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand) |
| Antipode | 43.572°N / 7.288°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 8 km (5 mi) SE of Christchurch (pop: 363,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 305 km (190 mi) SSW of Wellington (pop: 381,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  20.6°C (69 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 4.5 x 107 joules (12.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 1.9 | 4.7 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
User reports for this quake (1)
At magnitude 1.9, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people, but could be recorded instrumentally.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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