Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - 82km S of Brooklyn, New Zealand on Sunday, 21 July 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.5 - Tasman Sea, 55 km a sud ovest da Wellington, Nuova Zelanda, domenica, 21 luglio 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.5 - Tasman Sea, 55 km a sud ovest da Wellington, Nuova Zelanda, domenica, 21 luglio 2013

Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 14 km depth

21 Jul 05:19 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 10 minuti.
Data & ora: 21 Jul 2013 05:09:31 UTC
Ora locale a epicentro: Sunday, July 21, 2013 17:09:31
Magnitudine: 6.5
Profondità: 14.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 41.7134°S / 174.4431°E (Tasman Sea, Nuova Zelanda)
Nearby towns and cities:
30 km E da Seddon (pop: 511) --> Vedi sismi vicini
46 km ESE da Blenheim (pop: 26,600) --> Vedi sismi vicini
55 km SSO da Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
68 km SO da Lower Hutt (pop: 101,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
73 km SSO da Porirua (pop: 50,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
82 km SO da Upper Hutt (pop: 38,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
251 km NE da Christchurch (pop: 363,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
426 km SSO da Distretto di Rotorua (pop: 65,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
472 km SSO da Tauranga (pop: 110,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
478 km SSO da Opotiki (pop: 4,040) --> Vedi sismi vicini
55 km SO da Steeple Rock Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
329 km SSO da North Island (pop: 3,749,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 6.514 km46km ESE of Blenheim, New ZealandUSGS
M 6.510 kmCook Strait, New ZealandGFZ
M 6.62 km COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALANDEMSC
M 6.620 kmCook Strait, New ZealandGeoAu

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User reports for this quake (19)

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Hastings, New Zealand / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
wairoa (390.5 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Wellington (54.7 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Was at function with 200 people everyone ran for posts to hold quite strong felt like it was intensifying back in hotel room cracks in gyprock plaster, tv fell and broke kitchen draws out book shelf fell over light fittings falling out of walls
west coast / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
New Plymouth / Light shaking (MMI IV)
New Plymouth / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
blenheim pac n save / Very strong shaking (MMI VII)
napier / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Wellington (67.5 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Our 2 story shook from side to side after a prolonged rumble, dishes clattered together as the house swayed
Kihikihi / Light shaking (MMI IV)
waikanae / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Quite strong shaking Power lines swaying and light on pole swinging aftershocks continue.
Grenada Village Wellington / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : We are in Grenada Village off Johnsonville in Wellington. We have been feeling EQs from last few days but this one was quite severe. It shook for approx 15 seconds and some ornaments and picture frames fell down.Checking on the emergency kit and getting ready with torch, radio ......
Denpasar, Bali / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : short slight shake
Paraparaumu (72.9 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : terrifying
Palmerston North / Strong shaking (MMI VI)
Wellington (New Zealand, 52 km NE of epicenter) : The earthquake was rather strong and resulted in power loss over the suburb for half an hour. It felt like being on a boat on a stormy sea, and lasted around 20 seconds. Hundreds of aftershocks (many quite perceptible) were registered and are still occurring as I type this. (reported through EMSC)
Raglan (New Zealand, 434 km N of epicenter) : My friend called and told me he had felt it. He said it was a light swaying. He lives in a pole house. (reported through EMSC)
Nelson (New Zealand, 111 km NW of epicenter) : Hope it doesn't. Get bigger (reported through EMSC)
Wellington (New Zealand, 50 km N of epicenter) : A number of small aftershocks - strange rolling feeling! (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake Tasman Sea, 55 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, July 21, 2013 17:09:31

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2362 quakes):
  • 16 Jan 2014 23:02 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    51.5 km (32 mi) depth
    |
    89 km (55 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 22:02 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    14 km (8.7 mi) depth
    |
    24 km (15 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 15:40 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 15:26 UTC
    | M 2.4 |
    13 km (8.1 mi) depth
    |
    31 km (19 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 15:11 UTC
    | M 2.0 |
    15.4 km (9.6 mi) depth
    |
    24 km (15 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 13:29 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    103 km (64 mi) depth
    |
    105 km (65 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 12:54 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    9 km (5.6 mi) depth
    |
    35 km (22 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 11:35 UTC
    | M 2.1 |
    8.5 km (5.3 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 16 Jan 2014 01:30 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    8.9 km (5.5 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 15 Jan 2014 18:35 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    32 km (20 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 15 Jan 2014 17:03 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    11 km (6.8 mi) depth
    |
    33 km (20 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 15 Jan 2014 17:03 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    15.7 km (9.8 mi) depth
    |
    34 km (21 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 15 Jan 2014 15:02 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    11 km (6.8 mi) depth
    |
    30 km (19 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 15 Jan 2014 13:29 UTC
    | M 2.1 |
    11.9 km (7.4 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (10 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 15 Jan 2014 12:21 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    16 km (9.9 mi) depth
    |
    30 km (18 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 15 Jan 2014 11:56 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    21.3 km (13.2 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
    • Show all

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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 55 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, on Sunday, July 21, 2013 17:09:31
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