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Historic Earthquake
2016 Te Araroa Earthquake
1 September 2016 · Gisborne · New Zealand
On 1 September 2016 at 16:37 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck New Zealand (Gisborne), at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 62 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 1 September 2016
- Time
- 16:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 19 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Nearest Volcano
- Tangaroa (152 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2021Gisborne · M 7.3
- 1995North Island, S Island · M 7.1
- 19471947 Gisborne Earthquakes and Tsunami · M 7.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth