1942 Masterton earthquake

A severe shock struck the lower North Island three hours after a sizable foreshock, centred near Masterton and felt as far away as Auckland, Queenstown and Dunedin. In Masterton and other Wairarapa towns the shaking caused extensive damage to old and poorly constructed buildings. GeoNet's account of the event records one person killed and two injured.

Origin time (UTC)

1942-06-24T11:16

Magnitude

7

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

15

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem900349

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: new zealand, wairarapa, north island, geonet

Coordinates: -41.149, 175.834

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in New Zealand since 1900

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