A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 140 km (87 mi) from New Zealand in the morning of Friday, Mar 5, 2021 at 10.41 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Date & time | Mar 4, 2021 22:41:06 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Friday, Mar 5, 2021, at 10:41 am (GMT +12) |
Status | Preliminary (automatic detection) |
Magnitude | 6.0 |
Depth | 10.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 28.38°S / 176.82°W South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand |
Seismic antipode | 28.38°N / 3.18°E Algeria |
Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
Nearest volcano | Raoul Island (146 km / 91 mi) |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain 24.5°C (76 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from NNE |
Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag | Depth | Time GMT 2021-03-4 |
Epicenter | Agency |
---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
22:41:06 | Kermadec Islands Region, New Zealand | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
5.8 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
22:41:04 | KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION, New Zealand 16 km (9.9 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
5.2 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
22:41:01 | Kermadec Islands Region, New Zealand 68 km (42 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
GeoAu (Geoscience Australia ) |
5.2 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
22:40:29 | Kermadec Islands Region, New Zealand 22 km (14 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
USGS (United States Geological Survey) |