Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 51 km southwest of Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, on Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 10:55 am (GMT +13) -
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Séisme très faible magnitude 2.9 at 37 km depth
19 Feb 21:57 UTC: Premier à signaler: GEONET (NZ) après 2 minutes.
19 Feb 22:01: Magnitude recalculée de 3.2 à 2.9. Profondeur recalculée de 45.5 à 37.4 km (de 28 à 23 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 1.2 km (0.7 mi) au NE.
19 Feb 22:01: Magnitude recalculée de 3.2 à 2.9. Profondeur recalculée de 45.5 à 37.4 km (de 28 à 23 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 1.2 km (0.7 mi) au NE.
Date & time: 19 Feb 2021 21:55:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: samedi, 20 févr. 2021 10:55 (GMT +13)
Magnitude: 2.9
Profondeur: 37.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.25188°S / 174.61366°E
(Mer de Tasman, Nouvelle-Zélande)Volcan le plus près: Taranaki (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
51 km SO de Wanganui (pop: 40,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
62 km ONO de Foxton (pop: 4,780) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
70 km NO de Levin (pop: 19,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
72 km NO de Otaki (pop: 6,090) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
79 km SSE de Hawera (pop: 11,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
81 km NNO de Paraparaumu (pop: 25,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
85 km O de Palmerston North (pop: 76,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
100 km NNO de Porirua (pop: 50,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
110 km NNO de Lower Hutt (pop: 101,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
116 km N de Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
19.4°C (67 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NW
Primary data source: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)Scattered Clouds
19.4°C (67 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NWEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
| 2.9 | 37 km | New Zealand | GEONET (NZ) |
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