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Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, on Wednesday, Nov 23, 2022 at 9:22 am (GMT -12) -

Strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 5 km depth

23 Nov 21:27 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 5 minutes.
23 Nov 21:45: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 0.0 to 5.0 km (from 0 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.8 km (4.2 mi) towards ENE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 23, 2022 21:22:24 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 23, 2022 at 9:22 am (GMT -12)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.9
Depth	5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	30.18088°S / 176.03096°W (South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand)
Antipode	30.181°N / 3.969°E
Shaking intensity	Very strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	Raoul Island (209 km / 130 mi)
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Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 20.8°C (69 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10¹³ joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.9	5 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)
5.1	35 km	KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND	EMSC
5.1	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	USGS
5.1	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	RaspberryShake
5.1	10 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	IRIS

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Remuera, Auckland, Auckland (1130.6 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Nothing | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jan 19, 2023 08:25 10 weeks ago	4.6 33 km	South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand	More

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