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Historic Earthquake
1931 New Zealand Earthquake
13 February 1931 · N · New Zealand
On 13 February 1931 at 01:27 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck New Zealand (N). It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 100 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 13 February 1931
- Time
- 01:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Tongariro (124 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1995North Island, S Island · M 7.1
- 19471947 Gisborne Earthquakes and Tsunami · M 7.1
- 19341934 Pahiatua Earthquake · M 7.5
- 19311931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake · M 7.7261 deaths
- 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