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Past earthquakes near Wellington, Wellington City, New Zealand, on Thursday, 21 Jan 2021
Updated 6 Mar 2021 12:11 GMT -
On 21 Jan 2021, Wellington had 3 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 6 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
Biggest quake: 2.2 quake Tasman Sea, 49 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, 21 Jan 2021 8:59 pm (GMT +13) ...Read More
Biggest quake: 2.2 quake Tasman Sea, 49 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, 21 Jan 2021 8:59 pm (GMT +13) ...Read More
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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (9 quakes):
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 (GMT) (9 earthquakes) | |||||
22 Jan 2021 12:16 pm (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 23:16:16 GMT) | 1.6 8.5 km | (266 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
22 Jan 2021 7:06 am (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 18:06:15 GMT) | 1.2 16 km | (189 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
22 Jan 2021 2:08 am (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 13:08:45 GMT) | 2.1 20 km | (176 km) | 14 km northwest of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
21 Jan 2021 10:43 pm (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 09:43:06 GMT) | 1.4 40 km | (196 km) | Tasman Sea, 10.5 km south of Kapiti Island, New Zealand | More | Map |
21 Jan 2021 8:59 pm (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 07:59:47 GMT) | 2.2 12 km | (266 km) | Tasman Sea, 49 km southwest of Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
21 Jan 2021 6:09 pm (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 05:09:54 GMT) | 1.6 10.4 km | (238 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
21 Jan 2021 3:05 pm (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 02:05:01 GMT) | 1.7 5 km | (267 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
21 Jan 2021 2:23 pm (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 01:23:11 GMT) | 2.2 17 km | (196 km) | 19 km northeast of Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand | More | Map |
21 Jan 2021 1:39 pm (GMT +13) (21 Jan 2021 00:39:48 GMT) | 1.7 9.7 km | (269 km) | New Zealand | More | Map |
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.3 x 108 joules (119 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.103 tons of TNT) More info
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