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Historic Earthquake
1995 New Zealand Earthquake
5 February 1995 · North Island, S Island · New Zealand
On 5 February 1995 at 22:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck New Zealand (North Island, S Island), at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 87 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 5 February 1995
- Time
- 22:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 21 km
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Nearest Volcano
- Whakaari / White Island (141 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2021Gisborne · M 7.3
- 20162016 Te Araroa Earthquake · M 7.0
- 19471947 Gisborne Earthquakes and Tsunami · M 7.1
- 1931N · M 7.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth