6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL
EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.
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Map:
CSEM-EMSC
A major 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit east of
Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, on February 14, 2016, at 00:13:46 UTC,
at a depth of 19 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).
564 major to great (6.0+) earthquakes hit various places over
the last 1,086 days. Among these were 70 7.0+ and 6
8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC,...
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