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Historic Earthquake
1904 Cape Turnagain Earthquake
8 August 1904 · E of North Island · New Zealand
On 8 August 1904 at 22:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck New Zealand (E of North Island), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 93 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 8 August 1904
- Time
- 22:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Ruapehu (182 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19471947 Gisborne Earthquakes and Tsunami · M 7.1
- 19341934 Pahiatua Earthquake · M 7.5
- 1931N · M 7.1
- 19311931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake · M 7.7261 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth