Quakes
2004 tasman sea earthquake
USGS-USP000DB93
- issued
- 2004-12-23 14:59Z
- status
- cancelled 2004-12-26 14:59Z
- self-cancels
- 2004-12-26 14:59Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -49.312, 161.345
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
2004 TASMAN SEA EARTHQUAKE. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 8.1 (MWC) IN 49.312S 161.345E, DEPTH 10 KM AT 231459Z DEC 04. 2. USGS EVENT USP000DB93. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000db93
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- Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mww) in 49.650S 164.087E, depth 10 km at 100044Z jun 262026-06-10
- 285 km sw of bluff, new zealand2025-04-29
- Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mww) in 49.609S 163.855E, depth 15 km at 310221Z may 232023-05-31
- 297 km sw of bluff, new zealand2021-11-04
- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 51.190S 161.965E, depth 10 km at 240547Z jan 212021-01-24
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 48.815S 163.790E, depth 10 km at 041144Z aug 192019-08-04
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2004-12-23 · closed 2004-12-26
- 2004 tasman sea earthquake this message2004-12-23 → 2004-12-26
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ms) in 49.310S 161.448E, depth 10 km at 231950Z dec 042004-12-23 → 2004-12-26
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