Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - 242km SSE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand on Saturday, 21 September 2013

Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.6 - South Pacific Ocean, 1069 km a nord est da Wellington, Nuova Zelanda, sabato, 21 settembre 2013

Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.6 - South Pacific Ocean, 1069 km a nord est da Wellington, Nuova Zelanda, sabato, 21 settembre 2013

Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 10 km depth

21 Sep 17:06 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 17 minuti.
Data & ora: 21 Sep 2013 16:48:59 UTC
Ora locale a epicentro: Saturday, September 21, 2013 04:48:59
Magnitudine: 5.6
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 33.512°S / 178.0872°W (South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Zelanda)
Vulcano più vicino: Volcano W (211 km / 131 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1069 km NE da Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 5.910 kmSouth of Kermadec IslandsGFZ
M 5.92 km SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDSEMSC
M 5.610 km242km SSE of L'Esperance Rock, New ZealandUSGS
M 5.56 kmS of Kermadec IslandsGeoAu

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User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Margaret River WA (5723 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
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Aftershocks of the 5.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, 1069 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, September 21, 2013 04:48:59

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):
So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1069 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday, September 21, 2013 04:48:59
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