Magnitude 2.6, Wed Sep 27 2023 12:48 AM


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Origin


PublicID 2023p725653
UTC Time 2023-09-26T11:48:23Z
Latitude -35.67 (± 15.4 km)
Longitude 178.27 (± 17.6 km)
Depth 165 km (± 29 km)
Depth Type free
Earth Model iasp91
Used Phase Count 14
Used Station Count 9
Standard Error 0.51 (s)
Azimuthal Gap 298.52 (degrees)
Minimum Distance 2.12 (degrees)

Magnitudes


Type Magnitude Station Count
Preferred (MLv) 2.6  
MLv 2.6 1
ML 3.7 (± 0.6) 5
M 2.6 1

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


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Station Magnitudes (MLv)


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Station Magnitudes (ML)


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Magnitude Residuals (MLv)


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Magnitude Residuals (ML)


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