What the records say
- When
- 16 Aug 2013
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Where
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- 41.73° S, 174.15° E
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 8
2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake
Severe earthquake in New Zealand
The 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquake was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred at 2:31:05 pm (NZST) on Friday 16 August 2013. The epicentre was located about 10 km south-east of Seddon, under Lake Grassmere, with a focal depth of 8 km. The earthquake caused significant land damage in the local area, with landslips blocking roads, including the main highway between Blenheim and Christchurch.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A 6.6 MW earthquake strikes under Lake Grassmere, Marlborough, affecting Wellington and the upper South Island”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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