Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.2 - Tasman Sea, 63 km WNW of Bauza Island, New Zealand, martes, 31 dic. 1957
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 25 km depth
Magnitud: 6.2
Profundidad: 25.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 45.062°S / 166.148°E
(Mar de Tasmania, Nueva Zelanda)Volcán mas cercano: Hautere (175 km / 109 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
128 km al ONO de Manapouri (pop: 248) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
129 km al ONO de Te Anau (pop: 2,070) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
198 km al O de Queenstown (pop: 10,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
227 km al NO de Invercargill (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
240 km al O de Cromwell (pop: 5,160) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
246 km al ONO de Gore (pop: 12,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
352 km al ONO de Dunedin (pop: 114,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
410 km al OSO de Timaru (pop: 28,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
461 km al OSO de Ashburton (pop: 30,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
815 km al SO de Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.2 | 25 km | off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 6.2 terremoto: Mar de Tasmania, 63 km al noroeste de Bauza , Nueva Zelanda Tue, 31 Dec 1957 14:28
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.2 - Tasman Sea, 63 km WNW of Bauza Island, New Zealand, martes, 31 dic. 1957
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