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New Zealand Earthquake Report - Feb 3 1931 at 10:47 am (NZDT)

Magnitude 7.8, Tuesday, February 3 1931 at 10:47 am (NZDT), 20 km north of Napier.

Quake Details

Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 2178228/G
Universal Time February 2 1931 at 22:47
NZ Daylight Time Tuesday, February 3 1931 at 10:47 am
Latitude, Longitude 39.30°S, 177.00°E
Focal Depth 20 km
Surface wave magnitude 7.8
Region Hawke's Bay
Location
  • 20 km north of Napier
  • 290 km north-east of Wellington
 

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  • Earthquake information last modified: 1989 Jan 31 12:00 (UT).