Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1321 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday, 9 Jan 2021 10:37 am (GMT +13) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 1299 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, 7 Jan 2021 11:41 pm (GMT -12), which had occurred 10 heures earlier.

Séisme modéré magnitude 5.3 at 281 km depth
8 Jan 21:42 UTC: Premier à signaler: GEONET (NZ) après 4 minutes.
8 Jan 21:48: Magnitude recalculée de 4.4 à 5.3. Profondeur recalculée de 426.4 à 280.9 km (de 265 à 175 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 122 km (76 mi) au NO.
8 Jan 21:48: Magnitude recalculée de 4.4 à 5.3. Profondeur recalculée de 426.4 à 280.9 km (de 265 à 175 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 122 km (76 mi) au NO.
Date & time: 8 Jan 2021 21:37:45 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: samedi, 9 janv. 2021 10:37 (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 5.3
Profondeur: 280.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.82539°S / 178.23261°W

Volcan le plus près: Havre Seamount (166 km / 103 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
21.3°C (70 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from NW
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Overcast Clouds

Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
5.3 | 281 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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