Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.2 - Tasman Sea, 27 km NNW of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, sábado, 06 oct. 2018

Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.2 - Tasman Sea, 27 km NNW of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, sábado, 06 oct. 2018

Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 5 km depth

6 Oct 09:39 UTC: Primero en informar: GEONET (NZ) después de 2 minutos.
Oct 6 09:40: Magnitud recalculada de 4.9 a 5.1.
Profundidad recalculada de 14.8 a 17.2 km.
Oct 6 09:41: Magnitud recalculada de 5.1 a 5.2.
Oct 6 09:42: Magnitud recalculada de 5.2 a 5.0.
Oct 6 10:00: Magnitud recalculada de 5.0 a 5.2.
Profundidad recalculada de 17.2 a 3.1 km.
Oct 8 05:08: Magnitud recalculada de 5.2 a 5.1.
Profundidad recalculada de 3.1 a 5.0 km.
Oct 8 05:09: Magnitud recalculada de 5.1 a 5.2.
Fecha & hora: 6 Oct 2018 09:37:15 UTC
Magnitud: 5.2
Profundidad: 5.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 44.43524°S / 167.83029°E (Mar de Tasmania, Nueva Zelanda)
Nearby towns and cities:
27 km al NNO de Milford Sound (pop: 435) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
93 km al NO de Queenstown (pop: 10,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
109 km al ONO de Wanaka (pop: 4,430) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
110 km al N de Te Anau (pop: 2,070) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
122 km al NO de Kingston (pop: 2,460) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
127 km al ONO de Cromwell (pop: 5,160) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
222 km al N de Invercargill (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
264 km al NO de Dunedin (pop: 114,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
397 km al OSO de Christchurch (pop: 363,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
665 km al SO de Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
301 km al SO de South Island (pop: 1,135,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
122 km al NE de Bauza Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Energía liberada estimada: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 5.25 kmNew ZealandGEONET (NZ)
M 4.610 km SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALANDEMSC
M 4.612 km- 89km NW of Queenstown, New ZealandUSGS

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
70.3 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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Aftershocks of the M 5.2 terremoto: Mar de Tasmania, 27 km al norte de Milford Sound, Nueva Zelanda Sat, 6 Oct 2018 09:37

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (39 quakes):
  • 24 Nov 2018 17:05 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    7.3 km (4.5 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 30 Oct 2018 18:40 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    8.3 km (5.2 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 26 Oct 2018 17:40 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 25 Oct 2018 11:13 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    10.2 km (6.3 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 25 Oct 2018 05:56 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    7.6 km (4.7 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 23 Oct 2018 00:10 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    6.4 km (4 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 22 Oct 2018 18:26 UTC
    | M 2.4 |
    14.8 km (9.2 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 12 Oct 2018 04:17 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 10 Oct 2018 04:25 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 15:39 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    7.3 km (4.5 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 08:16 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    5.5 km (3.4 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 08:08 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    1 km (1 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 07:55 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 02:08 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (2 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 00:25 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (2 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 07 Oct 2018 21:23 UTC
    | M 2.4 |
    5.5 km (3.4 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.2 - Tasman Sea, 27 km NNW of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, sábado, 06 oct. 2018
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