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Historic Earthquake
2016 North Canterbury Earthquake
13 November 2016 · Amberley · New Zealand
On 13 November 2016 at 11:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand (Amberley), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 46 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 2 people.
- Date
- 13 November 2016
- Time
- 11:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2
- Estimated Damage
- 3.9 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (6.5 m wave)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2011February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake · M 6.1185 deaths
- 20102010 Canterbury Earthquake · M 7.0
- 19681968 Inangahua Earthquake · M 7.13 deaths
- 19291929 Murchison Earthquake · M 7.517 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth