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Historic Earthquake
2021 New Zealand Earthquake
4 March 2021 · Gisborne · New Zealand
On 4 March 2021 at 13:27 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck New Zealand (Gisborne), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 36 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 4 March 2021
- Time
- 13:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
- Nearest Volcano
- Tangaroa (187 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Te Araroa Earthquake · M 7.0
- 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