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Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 1:15 pm (GMT -12) -

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Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 1:15 pm (GMT -12)

Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 447 km depth

26 May 01:24 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 8 minutes.
26 May 01:25: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 5.3.
26 May 01:28: Magnitude recalculated from 5.3 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 449.7 to 447.3 km (from 279 to 278 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 97 km (60 mi) towards SSW.

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Date & time	May 26, 2023 01:15:56 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 1:15 pm (GMT -12)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.9
Depth	447.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	24.6004°S / 173.44939°W
Antipode	24.6°N / 6.551°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	GEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	395 km (245 mi) SSE of ‘Ohonua (Ohonua) (pop: 1,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 420 km (261 mi) SSE of Kolonga (pop: 1,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 425 km (264 mi) SSE of Nukalofa (Nuku'alofa) (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 425 km (264 mi) SSE of Nuku‘alofa (pop: 22,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 23.2°C (74 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10¹² joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.9	447 km	New Zealand	GEONET (NZ)

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