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Historic Earthquake
2020 New Zealand Earthquake
18 June 2020 · S Of, Raoul · New Zealand
On 18 June 2020 at 12:49 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck New Zealand (S Of, Raoul), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 13 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 18 June 2020
- Time
- 12:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2019S Of, Raoul · M 7.2
- 1978S Of · M 7.7
- 1968S Of, Raoul · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth