Sequence · 2016-09-01

M 7.0 · Observed seismic cluster · 175 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster97
M6+2
Analysis radius340 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.1
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours60
Within first 7 days92
Observed duration13.5 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.9
0 h13.5 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

272 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

74/100
Impact and context →

M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.0175 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand19.0 km2016-09-01 16:37:57 UTCView event →
M 5.4176 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:43:53 UTCView event →
M 5.5187 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.4 km2016-09-01 16:47:14 UTCView event →
M 5.5181 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand16.8 km2016-09-01 16:48:03 UTCView event →
M 5.4206 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:49:17 UTCView event →
M 5.4181 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:49:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3187 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:51:31 UTCView event →
M 5.3191 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:53:07 UTCView event →
M 5.0190 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:55:45 UTCView event →
M 4.9207 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:57:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5134 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:58:19 UTCView event →
M 4.9194 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 16:59:33 UTCView event →
M 5.7179 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:01:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7180 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:03:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3214 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:08:00 UTCView event →
M 4.7207 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:08:58 UTCView event →
M 6.1179 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand13.7 km2016-09-01 17:14:06 UTCView event →
M 4.9174 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:22:11 UTCView event →
M 5.0225 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:23:38 UTCView event →
M 4.5186 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:25:37 UTCView event →
M 4.9260 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:27:14 UTCView event →
M 4.5203 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:32:41 UTCView event →
M 5.5187 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand8.9 km2016-09-01 17:36:00 UTCView event →
M 4.8171 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:40:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5194 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 17:44:40 UTCView event →
M 4.9178 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 18:00:14 UTCView event →
M 4.5206 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 18:19:18 UTCView event →
M 4.5167 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 18:21:28 UTCView event →
M 4.6186 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 18:27:50 UTCView event →
M 4.5196 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand20.1 km2016-09-01 18:44:08 UTCView event →
M 5.3194 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 18:59:17 UTCView event →
M 4.5213 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:03:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9179 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:04:36 UTCView event →
M 4.6196 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:05:52 UTCView event →
M 5.5144 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.5 km2016-09-01 19:18:32 UTCView event →
M 5.2186 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:22:19 UTCView event →
M 4.5193 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:27:42 UTCView event →
M 4.9206 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:34:33 UTCView event →
M 4.9193 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:41:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6224 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:46:10 UTCView event →
M 5.0170 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 19:48:50 UTCView event →
M 4.9217 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 20:03:20 UTCView event →
M 5.5147 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 20:06:10 UTCView event →
M 4.7203 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-01 20:16:34 UTCView event →
M 4.5199 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand8.3 km2016-09-01 21:19:02 UTCView event →
M 4.6173 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.9 km2016-09-01 21:43:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5184 km NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 00:12:01 UTCView event →
M 4.6196 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 00:20:58 UTCView event →
M 4.9165 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 00:30:10 UTCView event →
M 4.7155 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand24.0 km2016-09-02 00:36:49 UTCView event →
M 4.5off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 01:46:08 UTCView event →
M 5.2180 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 02:57:26 UTCView event →
M 4.7197 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 04:26:07 UTCView event →
M 4.6181 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 04:45:48 UTCView event →
M 4.5214 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 07:19:37 UTCView event →
M 4.8206 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 10:24:46 UTCView event →
M 4.8191 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 11:00:19 UTCView event →
M 4.5203 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 12:29:25 UTCView event →
M 4.6off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 13:12:12 UTCView event →
M 4.5151 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand17.5 km2016-09-02 13:20:39 UTCView event →
M 4.8178 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 17:30:01 UTCView event →
M 4.6173 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 18:35:54 UTCView event →
M 4.5209 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 19:44:56 UTCView event →
M 4.5209 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 20:08:41 UTCView event →
M 4.7200 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 20:21:35 UTCView event →
M 4.6202 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-02 23:54:05 UTCView event →
M 4.7168 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-03 02:12:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3138 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand22.0 km2016-09-03 04:30:14 UTCView event →
M 5.3167 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand18.4 km2016-09-03 04:58:38 UTCView event →
M 4.7161 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-03 05:18:02 UTCView event →
M 4.6133 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand25.7 km2016-09-03 11:53:30 UTCView event →
M 5.0175 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-03 13:30:25 UTCView event →
M 4.5203 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-03 15:01:58 UTCView event →
M 4.8192 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand17.7 km2016-09-03 17:14:50 UTCView event →
M 4.7195 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-03 19:20:20 UTCView event →
M 4.5177 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-04 04:58:09 UTCView event →
M 5.1203 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-04 06:19:38 UTCView event →
M 4.5216 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-04 18:13:23 UTCView event →
M 5.0166 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-04 20:00:26 UTCView event →
M 4.5212 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-05 10:29:00 UTCView event →
M 5.9158 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand27.0 km2016-09-05 15:19:03 UTCView event →
M 4.6178 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand16.2 km2016-09-05 16:51:48 UTCView event →
M 5.3190 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-05 17:01:56 UTCView event →
M 4.5216 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-05 20:28:57 UTCView event →
M 4.5193 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-05 22:28:39 UTCView event →
M 5.0193 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand12.1 km2016-09-05 23:00:12 UTCView event →
M 4.6196 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand3.6 km2016-09-06 01:39:15 UTCView event →
M 4.8174 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-06 08:20:52 UTCView event →
M 4.8223 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-06 09:48:27 UTCView event →
M 4.7185 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-06 20:41:16 UTCView event →
M 4.9175 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand23.2 km2016-09-06 21:43:10 UTCView event →
M 4.9185 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand17.6 km2016-09-07 08:51:36 UTCView event →
M 4.6204 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-09 06:35:16 UTCView event →
M 4.7170 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-10 12:49:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7178 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2016-09-14 16:09:27 UTCView event →
M 5.2166 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand18.9 km2016-09-14 17:55:39 UTCView event →
M 4.9184 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand8.3 km2016-09-15 04:23:14 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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