Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.6 - Kermadec Islands Region, martedì, 15 agosto 2000

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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 358 km depth

Data & ora: 15 Aug 2000 04:30:08 UTC
Magnitudine: 6.6
Profondità: 357.7 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 31.511°S / 179.725°E

(international territory)
Vulcano più vicino: Volcano W (110 km / 68 mi)
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 5 x 10¹⁴ joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 10⁵ tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) More info

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Magnitudine	Profondità	Ubicazione	Fonte
M 6.6	358 km	Kermadec Islands region	USGS

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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake Kermadec Islands Region 15 August 2000 04:30 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):

10 Dec 2000 20:50 UTC
| M 4.3 |
250 km (155.3 mi) depth
|
52 km (32 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
07 Dec 2000 06:50 UTC
| M 4.5 |
300 km (186.4 mi) depth
|
78 km (49 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
09 Oct 2000 06:53 UTC
| M 4.0 |
400 km (248.5 mi) depth
|
103 km (64 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
31 Aug 2000 22:39 UTC
| M 4.1 |
500 km (310.7 mi) depth
|
45 km (28 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
27 Aug 2000 03:38 UTC
| M 4.6 |
438.6 km (272.5 mi) depth
|
50 km (31 mi) distance
| USGS | Details

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Kermadec Islands Region on Tuesday, 15 August 2000 at 04:30 (GMT)

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Date / time UTC
| Mag |
Profondità
|
Age
|
Distanza
| Details
25 Jul 1968 07:23
| 7.3 |
45km / 28mi
|
53 anni fa
|
215km / 133mi
| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
17 Apr 1919 11:22
| 7.2 |
35km / 22mi
|
102 anni fa
|
240km / 149mi
| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
25 May 1997 23:22
| 7.1 |
333km / 207mi
|
24 anni fa
|
67km / 42mi
| South of the Kermadec Islands
26 Sep 1968 18:02
| 7.1 |
50km / 31mi
|
52 anni fa
|
246km / 153mi
| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
14 May 1989 00:59
| 7.0 |
44km / 27mi
|
32 anni fa
|
209km / 130mi
| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
26 Jan 1983 16:02
| 7.0 |
238km / 148mi
|
38 anni fa
|
154km / 96mi
| Kermadec Islands Region (New Zealand)
20 May 1968 07:13
| 7.0 |
55km / 34mi
|
53 anni fa
|
221km / 137mi
| Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
03 May 1997 16:46
| 6.9 |
108km / 67mi
|
24 anni fa
|
90km / 56mi
| Kermadec Islands Region (New Zealand)
05 Nov 1996 09:41
| 6.8 |
369km / 230mi
|
24 anni fa
|
47km / 29mi
| Kermadec Islands Region
21 Mar 1990 16:46
| 6.6 |
145km / 90mi
|
31 anni fa
|
122km / 76mi
| Kermadec Islands Region (New Zealand)

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