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Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 6:05 pm (GMT +13) -

Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 10 km depth

29 Nov 05:26 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 22 minutes.
29 Nov 05:32: Now using data updates from USGS
5 Dec 06:22: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.5 to 10.0 km (from 7.8 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 27 km (17 mi) towards NNE.
5 Dec 06:26: Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards NNE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 29, 2022 05:05:04 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 6:05 pm (GMT +13)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.1
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	31.1842°S / 178.988°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode	31.184°N / 1.012°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Havre Seamount (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 20.2°C (68 F), humidity: 67%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.8 x 10¹² joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.1	10 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	USGS
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION	EMSC
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	IRIS
5.2	13 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	RaspberryShake
5.1	10 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	GeoAu
5.0	10 km	New Zealand: Kermadec Islands Region	GFZ

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Seismograms

Seismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1259 km / 782 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station South Karori, New Zealand: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Dec 2, 2022 05:17 9 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More

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