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Historic Earthquake
1979 New Zealand Earthquake
12 October 1979 · W of North Island · New Zealand
On 12 October 1979 at 10:25 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck New Zealand (W of North Island), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 51 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 12 October 1979
- Time
- 10:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Fiordland Earthquake · M 7.8
- 2004Invercargill, Southland · M 7.1
- 2003Dunedin, Invercargill · M 7.2
- 1981W of North Island · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth