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Sequence · 2014-02-02

M 6.5 · Observed seismic cluster · south of the Kermadec Islands

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 cluster12
M6+1
Analysis radius260 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.1
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours2
Within first 7 days7
Observed duration13.0 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.4
0 h13.0 d
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Main-event impact

PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

51/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.5south of the Kermadec Islands44.3 km2014-02-02 09:26:37 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of the Kermadec Islands35.0 km2014-02-02 18:12:02 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of the Kermadec Islands35.0 km2014-02-03 14:26:21 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of the Kermadec Islands35.0 km2014-02-03 15:47:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of the Kermadec Islands35.0 km2014-02-03 19:59:51 UTCView event →
M 4.6Kermadec Islands region10.1 km2014-02-04 18:02:35 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of the Kermadec Islands35.0 km2014-02-04 19:12:22 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of the Kermadec Islands21.1 km2014-02-13 01:41:04 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of the Kermadec Islands72.5 km2014-02-14 15:51:55 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of the Kermadec Islands10.2 km2014-02-14 21:40:38 UTCView event →
M 4.7south of the Kermadec Islands25.8 km2014-02-15 08:30:53 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of the Kermadec Islands75.9 km2014-02-15 09:00:33 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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