Magnitude 6.1, Tue Jan 3 2017 2:14 AM


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Origin


PublicID 2017p004198
UTC Time 2017-01-02T13:14:02Z
Latitude -23.34 (± 0.0 km)
Longitude -179.31 (± 0.0 km)
Depth 555 km (± 0 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model
Used Phase Count 0
Used Station Count 0
Standard Error 2.53 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 0.00 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 0.00 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (mB) 6.1 (± 0.1)  
MLv 6.8 (± 0.3) 2
mB 6.1 (± 0.1) 15
Mw(mB) 5.8 (± 0.4) 79
M 5.8 79

GeoNet combines magnitudes into a summary magnitude, M, which consists of a weighted average of the individual magnitudes and attempts to be a best possible compromise between all magnitudes for a range of earthquake sizes. Summary magnitude for GeoNet is then defined as:

M = (2 * MLv + (0.4 * number_of stations(Mw(mB)) - 1) * Mw(mB)) / (2 + (0.4 * number_of_stations(Mw(mB)) - 1))

Where MLv is local magnitude calculated on the vertical component and Mw(mB) is a Mw estimation based of mB by Bormann and Saul (2008).

Origin Map


Map of New Zealand.

Map showing stations with picks used to locate the earthquake. Stations with picks that have a zero weight in the solution are shown as small grey circles. Those with a higher weight are shown as larger circles. The quake is shown by the largest circle.

Pick Residuals


-10.0-8.0-6.0-4.0-2.00.02.04.06.08.010.0residual (s)024681012141618Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (MLv)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.0MagnitudeDistance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (MLv)

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.0Magnitude7911131517Distance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


-1.00.01.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (MLv)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-2.0-1.00.01.02.0Residual7911131517Distance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)