Muy fuerte terremoto magnitud 7.0 - Tasman Sea, 577 km SW of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, miércoles, 05 ene. 1955

Muy fuerte terremoto magnitud 7.0 - Tasman Sea, 577 km SW of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand, miércoles, 05 ene. 1955

Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 15 km depth

Fecha & hora: 5 Jan 1955 00:50:21 UTC
Magnitud: 7
Profundidad: 15.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 50.075°S / 162.851°E (Mar de Tasmania, Nueva Zelanda)
Nearby towns and cities:
525 km al SO de Oban (pop: 387) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
566 km al SO de Tuatapere (pop: 696) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
577 km al SO de Invercargill (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
580 km al SO de Otautau (pop: 745) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
606 km al SO de Edendale (pop: 583) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
632 km al SO de Gore (pop: 12,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
1344 km al SO de Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 7.015 kmAuckland Islands, New Zealand regionUSGS
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