Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 6.0 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND on Monday, 4 May 2015
Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND on Monday, 4 May 2015

May 4 08:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 5.6.
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.54°S / 168.83°E

Nearest volcano: Taranaki (726 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1.6*10^13 J (4.4 GWh / 3788 tons of TNT / 0.2 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
Mon, 4 May 2015 | ||||
Mon, 4 May 02:29 UTC | M 5.5 / 13 km | South Island, New Zealand | GFZ | |
Mon, 4 May 02:29 UTC | M 5.6 / 10 km | 30km NW of Wanaka, New Zealand | USGS | |
Mon, 4 May 02:29 UTC | M 6.0 / 12 km | South Island, New Zealand | GeoAu |
"I felt it" reports:
Waihola (New Zealand) (192 km SE from epicenter)(no details): The sound I heard was the wooden house creaking. (via EMSC)
Queenstown (New Zealand) (56 km S from epicenter)(no details): at first everyone taught it was a truck, but after 2 secs we all realised it was an earthquake; it lasted about 10 seconds.
(via EMSC)
Queenstown (New Zealand) (56 km S from epicenter)(no details): went on for a bit then faded and started again (via EMSC)
Queenstown (New Zealand) (56 km S from epicenter)(no details): Was a strong quake , so no damage living on rock Is reassuring (via EMSC)
Albert Town (New Zealand) (33 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Nothing further to report other than that the noise effect was much louder than I expected (via EMSC)
Dunedin (New Zealand) (199 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Scary (via EMSC)
Wanaka (New Zealand) (30 km SE from epicenter)(no details): I love the instant surge of adrenaline!!! (via EMSC)