1945 Riverton earthquake

The epicentre lay offshore from the south coast of the South Island, roughly 173 km west-southwest of Riverton in Southland. Wikipedia's list of 1945 earthquakes and regional catalogues both place it in the open sea beyond the Southland coastline.

Origin time (UTC)

1945-09-01T22:44

Magnitude

7.5

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

20

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem899073

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: new zealand, southland, offshore

Coordinates: -46.99, 165.955

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

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