Mag. 3.0 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 21 km northwest of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, on Monday, 12 August 2019 at 10:53 (GMT)

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake 18 km north of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, 12 August 2019 10:35 GMT, which had occurred 18 minutes earlier.
Mag. 3.0 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 21 km northwest of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, on Monday, 12 August 2019 at 10:53 (GMT)

Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 5 km depth

12 Aug 10:57 UTC: Premier à signaler: GEONET (NZ) après 4 minutes.
Date & time: 12 Aug 2019 10:53:13 UTC
Magnitude: 3
Profondeur: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.52221°S / 167.75827°E (Mer de Tasman, Nouvelle-Zélande)
Nearby towns and cities:
21 km NO de Milford Sound (pop: 435) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
91 km NO de Queenstown (pop: 10,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
100 km N de Te Anau (pop: 2,070) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
112 km O de Wanaka (pop: 4,430) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
117 km NO de Kingston (pop: 2,460) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
127 km ONO de Cromwell (pop: 5,160) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
214 km NNO de Invercargill (pop: 47,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
262 km ONO de Dunedin (pop: 114,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
278 km O de Timaru (pop: 28,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
675 km SO de Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
111 km NE de Bauza Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
147 km NE de Breaksea Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 3.05 kmNew ZealandGEONET (NZ)

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Mag. 3.0 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 21 km northwest of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, on Monday, 12 August 2019 at 10:53 (GMT)
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