What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 2016
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 37.36° S, 179.15° E
- Max water height m
- 0.21
- Source quake magnitude
- 7
- Runups
- 4
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2016 Te Araroa earthquake
Earthquake in New Zealand
The 2016 Te Araroa earthquake was an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale that occurred at 04:37:55 NZST on 2 September 2016. The epicentre was located 125 km (78 mi) north-east of Te Araroa off the East Cape of the North Island of New Zealand with a focal depth of 22 km (14 mi). The earthquake was widely felt throughout the North Island and in the upper South Island.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page