Sequence · 2007-10-15

M 6.8 · Observed seismic cluster · 70 km N of Te Anau, 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 cluster13
M6+2
Analysis radius308 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.1
Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours9
Within first 7 days12
Observed duration8.9 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.7
0 h8.9 d
Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

75 Felt reports · Shallow

59/100
Impact and context →

M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.870 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand18.0 km2007-10-15 12:29:34 UTCView event →
M 5.169 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-15 12:35:38 UTCView event →
M 4.681 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-15 13:50:54 UTCView event →
M 4.980 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-15 17:34:33 UTCView event →
M 4.978 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-15 19:22:51 UTCView event →
M 6.172 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand19.0 km2007-10-15 21:28:23 UTCView event →
M 4.571 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-15 22:23:23 UTCView event →
M 4.578 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-15 23:04:16 UTCView event →
M 4.779 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-16 00:26:32 UTCView event →
M 5.088 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand7.0 km2007-10-16 16:38:47 UTCView event →
M 4.877 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-16 17:50:29 UTCView event →
M 4.779 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand5.0 km2007-10-16 23:23:06 UTCView event →
M 4.572 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand20.0 km2007-10-24 11:09:39 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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