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Historic Earthquake
2009 Fiordland Earthquake
15 July 2009 · Off West Coast of South Island · New Zealand
On 15 July 2009 at 09:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand (Off West Coast of South Island), at a depth of 12 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 32 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 15 July 2009
- Time
- 09:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 12 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2004Invercargill, Southland · M 7.1
- 2003Dunedin, Invercargill · M 7.2
- 1979W of North Island · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth