Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:40 am (GMT -12) -
Moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 100 km depth
24 Jan 12:43 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.
24 Jan 12:46: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 5.8. Epicenter location corrected by 55 km (34 mi) towards NW.
24 Jan 12:56: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 100.0 km (from 21 to 62 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 14 km (8.4 mi) towards ESE.
24 Jan 12:46: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 5.8. Epicenter location corrected by 55 km (34 mi) towards NW.
24 Jan 12:56: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 100.0 km (from 21 to 62 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 14 km (8.4 mi) towards ESE.
Local time at epicenter: Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:40 am (GMT -12)
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 100.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.12748°S / 179.02879°W
Antipode: 34.127°N / 0.971°E
Nearest volcano: Brothers (193 km / 120 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
20.9°C (70 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from ENE
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Overcast Clouds
20.9°C (70 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from ENEEstimated released energy: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.7 | 100 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Mar 24, 2022 18:47 8 weeks ago | 4.6 10 km | South Pacific Ocean | More |
| Mar 24, 2022 04:23 8 weeks ago | 3.8 33 km | South Pacific Ocean | More |
| Mar 23, 2022 04:40 8 weeks ago | 4.9 100 km | 584 km NE of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 22, 2022 16:52 8 weeks ago | 4.6 10 km | South Pacific Ocean | More |
| Mar 19, 2022 11:44 9 weeks ago | 5.4 33 km | South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand | More |
| Mar 6, 2022 15:14 10 weeks ago | 4.6 10 km | South Pacific Ocean | More |
| Mar 4, 2022 15:00 11 weeks ago | 3.8 100 km | South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand | More |
| Feb 22, 2022 10:23 12 weeks ago | 3.5 328 km | South Pacific Ocean | More |
| Feb 17, 2022 08:54 13 weeks ago | 3.6 100 km | South Pacific Ocean | More |
| Feb 2, 2022 22:17 15 weeks ago | 4.6 25 km | South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand | More |
| Jan 25, 2022 19:35 16 weeks ago | 3.8 243 km | South Pacific Ocean | More |
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