Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.2 - Tasman Sea, 27 km a nord da Milford Sound, Southland District, Nuova Zelanda, sabato, 06 ottobre 2018

Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.2 - Tasman Sea, 27 km a nord da Milford Sound, Southland District, Nuova Zelanda, sabato, 06 ottobre 2018

Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 5 km depth

6 Oct 09:39 UTC: Primo a segnalare: GEONET (NZ) dopo 2 minuti.
Oct 6 09:40: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.9 a 5.1.
Profondità ricalcolata da 14.8 a 17.2 km.
Oct 6 09:41: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 5.1 a 5.2.
Oct 6 09:42: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 5.2 a 5.0.
Oct 6 10:00: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 5.0 a 5.2.
Profondità ricalcolata da 17.2 a 3.1 km.
Oct 8 05:08: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 5.2 a 5.1.
Profondità ricalcolata da 3.1 a 5.0 km.
Oct 8 05:09: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 5.1 a 5.2.
Data & ora: 6 Oct 2018 09:37:15 UTC
Magnitudine: 5.2
Profondità: 5.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 44.43524°S / 167.83029°E (Tasman Sea, Nuova Zelanda)
Nearby towns and cities:
27 km NNO da Milford Sound (pop: 435) --> Vedi sismi vicini
93 km NO da Distretto di Queenstown (Queenstown) (pop: 10,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
109 km ONO da Wanaka (pop: 4,430) --> Vedi sismi vicini
127 km ONO da Cromwell (pop: 5,160) --> Vedi sismi vicini
222 km N da Invercargill (pop: 47,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
264 km NO da Dunedin (pop: 114,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
272 km O da Distretto di Timaru (Timaru) (pop: 28,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
317 km OSO da Distretto di Ashburton (Ashburton) (pop: 30,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
397 km OSO da Christchurch (pop: 363,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
665 km SO da Wellington (pop: 381,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
301 km SO da South Island (pop: 1,135,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
122 km NE da Bauza Island --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 5.25 kmNew ZealandGEONET (NZ)
M 4.610 km SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALANDEMSC
M 4.612 km- 89km NW of Queenstown, New ZealandUSGS

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
70.3 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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Aftershocks of the 5.2 quake Tasman Sea, 27 km north of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, 6 October 2018 09:37 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (39 quakes):
  • 24 Nov 2018 17:05 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    7.3 km (4.5 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 30 Oct 2018 18:40 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    8.3 km (5.2 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 26 Oct 2018 17:40 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 25 Oct 2018 11:13 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    10.2 km (6.3 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 25 Oct 2018 05:56 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    7.6 km (4.7 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 23 Oct 2018 00:10 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    6.4 km (4 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 22 Oct 2018 18:26 UTC
    | M 2.4 |
    14.8 km (9.2 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 12 Oct 2018 04:17 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 10 Oct 2018 04:25 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 15:39 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    7.3 km (4.5 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 08:16 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    5.5 km (3.4 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 08:08 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    1 km (1 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 07:55 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 02:08 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (2 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 08 Oct 2018 00:25 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (2 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
  • 07 Oct 2018 21:23 UTC
    | M 2.4 |
    5.5 km (3.4 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | GEONET (NZ) | Details
    • Show all

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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Tasman Sea, 27 km north of Milford Sound, Southland District, New Zealand, on Saturday, 6 October 2018 at 09:37 (GMT)
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