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Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Monday, Mar 13, 2023 at 7:24 pm (GMT -9) -

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Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 10 km depth

14 Mar 14:48 UTC: First to report: USGS after 10 hours.
15 Mar 02:26: Epicenter location corrected by 7.1 km (4.4 mi) towards NE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 14, 2023 04:24:47 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Mar 13, 2023 at 7:24 pm (GMT -9)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.5
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	56.6034°S / 141.75°W
Antipode	56.603°N / 38.25°E
Shaking intensity	Very strong shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
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Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10¹³ joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 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
5.5	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	USGS
5.5	10 km	Pacific Antarctic Ridge	RaspberryShake
5.5	18 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge	GFZ

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i was in mason / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / vibration and rolling : my dad left me so i made this post

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