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Sequence · 2010-09-03

M 7.0 · Observed seismic cluster · 19 km NE of Methven, 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 cluster32
M6+1
Analysis radius340 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.1
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours20
Within first 7 days28
Observed duration13.9 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.9
0 h13.9 d
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Main-event impact

628 Felt reports · Shallow

73/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.019 km NE of Methven, New Zealand12.0 km2010-09-03 16:35:47 UTCView event →
M 4.68 km NNE of Darfield, New Zealand10.0 km2010-09-03 16:43:27 UTCView event →
M 4.77 km SSE of Darfield, New Zealand10.0 km2010-09-03 16:48:50 UTCView event →
M 5.06 km NNE of Rolleston, New Zealand10.0 km2010-09-03 16:52:55 UTCView event →
M 5.116 km NNW of Rakaia, New Zealand10.0 km2010-09-03 16:59:19 UTCView event →
M 4.76 km SW of Burnham, New Zealand9.8 km2010-09-03 17:06:30 UTCView event →
M 4.512 km ENE of Oxford, New Zealand10.0 km2010-09-03 17:18:37 UTCView event →
M 4.520 km WNW of Darfield, New Zealand10.0 km2010-09-03 17:22:39 UTCView event →
M 4.715 km S of Darfield, New Zealand7.0 km2010-09-03 17:26:04 UTCView event →
M 4.69 km WSW of Burnham, New Zealand11.1 km2010-09-03 19:07:01 UTCView event →
M 4.50 km ESE of Rolleston, New Zealand5.0 km2010-09-03 20:15:05 UTCView event →
M 4.98 km SSE of Darfield, New Zealand9.0 km2010-09-03 23:12:45 UTCView event →
M 4.94 km SSE of Oxford, New Zealand10.0 km2010-09-03 23:14:54 UTCView event →
M 4.75 km SSE of Rolleston, New Zealand5.0 km2010-09-04 04:48:39 UTCView event →
M 5.015 km SW of Darfield, New Zealand5.0 km2010-09-04 04:55:56 UTCView event →
M 4.5South Island of New Zealand4.0 km2010-09-04 07:03:14 UTCView event →
M 4.7South Island of New Zealand4.2 km2010-09-04 07:07:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7South Island of New Zealand8.6 km2010-09-04 08:54:27 UTCView event →
M 4.5South Island of New Zealand17.6 km2010-09-04 10:34:52 UTCView event →
M 4.916 km WNW of Oxford, New Zealand8.2 km2010-09-04 10:38:01 UTCView event →
M 4.510 km WNW of Burnham, New Zealand12.6 km2010-09-04 17:28:39 UTCView event →
M 4.53 km ENE of Burnham, New Zealand7.9 km2010-09-06 06:01:52 UTCView event →
M 4.81 km NNE of Rolleston, New Zealand8.6 km2010-09-06 11:24:01 UTCView event →
M 4.920 km ENE of Methven, New Zealand9.3 km2010-09-06 11:40:50 UTCView event →
M 4.77 km WSW of Burnham, New Zealand14.6 km2010-09-06 15:24:44 UTCView event →
M 4.78 km SSE of Christchurch, New Zealand6.0 km2010-09-07 19:49:57 UTCView event →
M 4.513 km S of Darfield, New Zealand8.1 km2010-09-08 14:49:58 UTCView event →
M 4.53 km SSW of Rolleston, New Zealand5.0 km2010-09-09 19:10:20 UTCView event →
M 4.53 km SE of Rolleston, New Zealand14.9 km2010-09-12 05:27:02 UTCView event →
M 4.50 km SSW of Lincoln, New Zealand7.3 km2010-09-15 15:13:51 UTCView event →
M 4.64 km NW of Lincoln, New Zealand4.7 km2010-09-16 10:56:45 UTCView event →
M 4.54 km NE of Darfield, New Zealand6.1 km2010-09-17 13:37:38 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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