Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 78km NE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand on Monday, 30 September 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.5 - South Pacific Ocean, 1310 km a nord est da Wellington, Nuova Zelanda, lunedì, 30 settembre 2013

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.5 - South Pacific Ocean, 1310 km a nord est da Wellington, Nuova Zelanda, lunedì, 30 settembre 2013

Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 42 km depth

30 Sep 06:06 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 10 minuti.
Data & ora: 30 Sep 2013 05:55:55 UTC
Ora locale a epicentro: Sunday, September 29, 2013 17:55:55
Magnitudine: 6.5
Profondità: 42.1 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 30.8801°S / 178.3782°W (South Pacific Ocean, Nuova Zelanda)
Vulcano più vicino: Curtis Island (98 km / 61 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1310 km NNE da Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
185 km SSO da Sunday Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
192 km SSO da Napier Island --> 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 6.444 kmKermadec Islands, New ZealandGFZ
M 6.440 km KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALANDEMSC
M 6.542 km78km NE of L'Esperance Rock, New ZealandUSGS
M 6.868 kmKermadec Islands, NZGeoAu

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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake South Pacific Ocean, 1310 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, September 29, 2013 17:55:55

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (21 quakes):
  • 24 Mar 2014 18:47 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    280.1 km (174 mi) depth
    |
    72 km (45 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 18 Mar 2014 11:08 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    100 km (62 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 26 Feb 2014 13:18 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    304.1 km (189 mi) depth
    |
    92 km (57 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 21 Feb 2014 17:51 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    38.7 km (24 mi) depth
    |
    45 km (28 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 17 Feb 2014 01:06 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    39.4 km (24.5 mi) depth
    |
    82 km (51 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Feb 2014 16:56 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    103 km (64 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 07 Feb 2014 16:56 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    7.1 km (4.4 mi) depth
    |
    66 km (41 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Feb 2014 13:39 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    305.5 km (189.8 mi) depth
    |
    71 km (44 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 27 Jan 2014 11:02 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    278.4 km (173 mi) depth
    |
    50 km (31 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 24 Jan 2014 22:21 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    304.8 km (189.4 mi) depth
    |
    100 km (62 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 19 Jan 2014 09:46 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    328 km (203.8 mi) depth
    |
    33 km (21 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 19 Jan 2014 00:03 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    331.7 km (206.1 mi) depth
    |
    90 km (56 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 11 Jan 2014 11:53 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    237.8 km (147.8 mi) depth
    |
    86 km (54 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 11 Jan 2014 11:53 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    206.8 km (128.5 mi) depth
    |
    25 km (15 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 10 Dec 2013 21:39 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    117.9 km (73.3 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 10 Dec 2013 21:31 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    85 km (52.8 mi) depth
    |
    26 km (16 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
    • Show all

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 1310 km northeast of Wellington, New Zealand, on Sunday, September 29, 2013 17:55:55

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