Magnitude 5.2, Fri Mar 5 2021 5:16 PM


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Origin


PublicID 2021p170761
UTC Time 2021-03-05T04:16:25Z
Latitude -28.65 (± 0.0 km)
Longitude -176.45 (± 0.0 km)
Depth 10 km (± 0 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model
Used Phase Count 0
Used Station Count 0
Standard Error 17.03 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 0.00 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 0.00 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (mB) 5.2 (± 0.1)  
mB 5.2 (± 0.1) 2

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


-40.0-38.0-36.0-34.0-32.0-30.0-28.0-26.0-24.0-22.0-20.0-18.0-16.0-14.0-12.0-10.0-8.0-6.0-4.0-2.00.02.04.06.08.010.012.014.016.018.020.022.024.026.028.030.032.034.036.038.040.0residual (s)02468101214Distance (degrees)Pick Residuals

Station Magnitudes (mB)


0.01.02.03.04.05.06.0MagnitudeDistance (degrees)Station Magnitudes (mB)

Magnitude Residuals (mB)


-1.00.01.0ResidualDistance (degrees)Magnitude Residuals (mB)