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Historic Earthquake
1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake
2 February 1931 · Hawke Bay · New Zealand
On 2 February 1931 at 22:46 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck New Zealand (Hawke Bay), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 31 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 261 people and injured 400.
- Date
- 2 February 1931
- Time
- 22:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 35 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 261
- Injuries
- 400
- Estimated Damage
- 25 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (15.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Ruapehu (67 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
- 19041904 Cape Turnagain Earthquake · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth