What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 2003
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 45.10° S, 167.14° E
- Max water height m
- 4
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.2
- Runups
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2003 Fiordland earthquake
Earthquake in New Zealand
The 2003 Fiordland earthquake struck the remote region of Fiordland in the South Island of New Zealand on 22 August 2003, at 12:12 am NZST. The epicentre was 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) deep, and was thought to be near Secretary Island at the entrance to Doubtful Sound.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page