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Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 7:17 pm (GMT -12) -

Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 33 km depth

29 Nov 07:21 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 3 minutes.
29 Nov 07:22: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 5.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 97.7 to 33.0 km (from 61 to 21 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 379 km (235 mi) towards NE.
29 Nov 07:27: Magnitude recalculated from 5.3 to 5.6. Epicenter location corrected by 57 km (35 mi) towards W.
29 Nov 07:46: Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards S.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 29, 2022 07:17:57 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 7:17 pm (GMT -12)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.6
Depth	33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	33.37863°S / 177.66132°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode	33.379°N / 2.339°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Volcano W (222 km / 138 mi)
Nearby towns and cities
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 17.3°C (63 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹³ joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.6	33 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: South of Kermadec Islands	GFZ
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS	EMSC
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: South of Kermadec Islands	RaspberryShake
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: South of the Kermadec Islands	USGS
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: South of Kermadec Islands	GeoAu
5.2	10 km	New Zealand: South Of Kermadec Islands	IRIS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: South Karori, New Zealand (SNZO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1109 km / 689 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 (2 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Dec 1, 2022 12:48 9 weeks ago	5.2 33 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More
Dec 1, 2022 10:21 9 weeks ago	4.6 33 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More

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