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Historic Earthquake
1968 Inangahua Earthquake
23 May 1968 · South Island, Nw Coast · New Zealand
On 23 May 1968 at 17:24 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck New Zealand (South Island, Nw Coast), at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 101 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 3 people.
- Date
- 23 May 1968
- Time
- 17:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 21 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Estimated Damage
- 3 million US dollars
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth