Sequence · 2016-11-14

M 6.5 · Observed seismic cluster · 74 km NE of Amberley, 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 cluster54
M6+1
Analysis radius260 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.7
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours23
Within first 7 days45
Observed duration13.3 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.8
0 h13.3 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

19 Felt reports · PAGER YELLOW · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

65/100
Impact and context →

M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.574 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand9.0 km2016-11-14 00:34:22 UTCView event →
M 4.692 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 00:54:20 UTCView event →
M 5.362 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 01:28:20 UTCView event →
M 5.2101 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand12.3 km2016-11-14 01:30:12 UTCView event →
M 4.640 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand18.2 km2016-11-14 03:40:18 UTCView event →
M 4.597 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand13.0 km2016-11-14 04:05:45 UTCView event →
M 4.679 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand18.9 km2016-11-14 04:10:20 UTCView event →
M 4.899 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand18.4 km2016-11-14 05:16:29 UTCView event →
M 5.243 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand18.5 km2016-11-14 06:43:00 UTCView event →
M 5.790 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand12.0 km2016-11-14 06:47:52 UTCView event →
M 4.539 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand17.1 km2016-11-14 06:52:53 UTCView event →
M 5.539 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand17.2 km2016-11-14 07:21:04 UTCView event →
M 4.7104 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 09:49:56 UTCView event →
M 4.876 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 10:03:48 UTCView event →
M 4.733 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand14.6 km2016-11-14 11:14:20 UTCView event →
M 4.838 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand22.0 km2016-11-14 11:16:42 UTCView event →
M 4.5100 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 11:24:52 UTCView event →
M 4.599 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand16.5 km2016-11-14 12:03:00 UTCView event →
M 4.833 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand15.5 km2016-11-14 13:21:06 UTCView event →
M 4.532 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 15:22:17 UTCView event →
M 4.777 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 15:54:55 UTCView event →
M 4.5101 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-14 18:13:02 UTCView event →
M 4.992 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand13.9 km2016-11-14 19:17:31 UTCView event →
M 5.542 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-15 01:34:44 UTCView event →
M 4.833 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand16.2 km2016-11-15 01:43:52 UTCView event →
M 4.546 km SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-15 04:04:42 UTCView event →
M 4.8117 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-15 04:12:44 UTCView event →
M 5.194 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-15 05:09:25 UTCView event →
M 4.541 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand14.0 km2016-11-15 06:09:35 UTCView event →
M 4.576 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand15.4 km2016-11-15 06:27:38 UTCView event →
M 5.393 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-15 06:30:30 UTCView event →
M 4.694 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand13.2 km2016-11-15 08:51:15 UTCView event →
M 4.544 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand16.5 km2016-11-15 15:15:55 UTCView event →
M 4.598 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand7.4 km2016-11-15 18:18:58 UTCView event →
M 4.944 km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand13.2 km2016-11-15 19:53:01 UTCView event →
M 4.660 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand16.5 km2016-11-16 06:09:37 UTCView event →
M 4.630 km ESE of Waipawa, New Zealand26.8 km2016-11-16 09:15:13 UTCView event →
M 4.692 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand12.6 km2016-11-16 15:03:49 UTCView event →
M 4.630 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand17.5 km2016-11-16 21:05:00 UTCView event →
M 4.591 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand16.4 km2016-11-16 23:13:36 UTCView event →
M 4.789 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand12.1 km2016-11-17 21:27:01 UTCView event →
M 4.5103 km S of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-18 12:48:18 UTCView event →
M 5.376 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand6.9 km2016-11-18 14:22:57 UTCView event →
M 4.791 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand15.9 km2016-11-20 06:52:47 UTCView event →
M 4.636 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand16.8 km2016-11-20 15:31:24 UTCView event →
M 4.778 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand21.8 km2016-11-21 17:51:36 UTCView event →
M 4.631 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand8.5 km2016-11-22 05:12:11 UTCView event →
M 5.533 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-22 05:13:35 UTCView event →
M 4.730 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand9.6 km2016-11-22 07:25:00 UTCView event →
M 4.633 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand6.5 km2016-11-22 07:46:38 UTCView event →
M 4.524 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand9.7 km2016-11-22 08:42:58 UTCView event →
M 4.628 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand13.1 km2016-11-22 09:49:38 UTCView event →
M 4.534 km SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand13.1 km2016-11-22 14:04:07 UTCView event →
M 4.841 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-27 08:42:15 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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