FIRE-EARTH Tectonics Watch: Australia-Pacific Plate Boundary
Posted by feww on March 30, 2017
ALN – LSH
Seismotectonics of the Eastern Margin of the Australia Plate: Hikurangi Trench
“Strong” Earthquake Strikes near Turangi, NZ
The quake was one of a swarm of at least 32 shocks that hit the area.
EQ Details [USGS/EHP]
Magnitude: 4.6 mwr
Location 38.826°S 175.746°E
Depth: 7.5 km
Time: 2017-03-29 on 23:58:49.240 (UTC)
EQ Details [Geonet, NZ]
Universal Time: March 29 2017, 23:58:49
Depth: 6km
Magnitude: 4.5
Location: -38.93, 175.67 [15 km north-west of Turangi]
- Analysis available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.
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Grace said
Magnitude 5.0 [Geonet]
Intensity strong
Location 10 km east of Seddon [41.69S, 174.21E]
Depth 11 km
Universal Time April 6 2017, 9:42:49