Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 38 km southeast of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, on Friday, 16 May 2014 at 07:55 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 32 km depth
16 May 08:52 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 57 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 32.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.598°S / 175.927°E
(Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand)Nearest volcano: Ruapehu (153 km / 95 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) SE of Palmerston North (pop: 76,000) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NW of Castlepoint (Wellington) (pop: 1,690) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) NNE of Masterton (Wellington) (pop: 20,700) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) E of Levin (pop: 19,800) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) ESE of Foxton (pop: 4,780) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) ENE of Otaki (Wellington) (pop: 6,090) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) ENE of Paraparaumu (Wellington) (pop: 25,300) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) NE of Upper Hutt (Wellington) (pop: 38,400) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) NE of Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> See nearby quakes!
425 km (264 mi) NE of Christchurch (Canterbury) (pop: 363,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 32 km | 20 km east of Eketahuna | GEONET (NZ) |
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Palmerston North 1 Newmarket lane awapuni / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : sitting at my home office desk writing an e-mail sent at 7.57 pm to my Son The ground began to move in a rolling motion with a small rumbling sound and my wife who was watching TV called out ''that's an earthquake''The Pendulum lights in the kitchen were swinging.Some minor cracks around window frames on the exterior
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