1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
1987 Edgecumbe earthquake is located in New Zealand
1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
UTC time1987-03-02 01:42:34
ISC event470420
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date2 March 1987 (1987-03-02)
Local time1:42 pm NZDT (UTC+13)
Magnitude6.5 Mw
Depth8 kilometres (5 mi)
Epicentre37°53′S 176°50′E / 37.88°S 176.84°E / -37.88; 176.84
TypeNormal[1]
Areas affectedNew Zealand
Max. intensityMMI X (Extreme)[2]
Peak acceleration0.33 g[2]
TsunamiNone
Casualties1 dead (indirect), 25 injured[2]

The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake measured 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale and struck the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand at 1.42 pm on 2 March.[3] The hypocentre was at a shallow depth of 8 km. The epicentre was 2.24 kilometres (1.39 mi) south-south-east of the town of Matata, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-north-west of Edgecumbe, on the Rangitaiki Plains (the floodplain of the Rangitaiki River, the Tarawera River and the Whakatāne River). It was the most damaging earthquake New Zealand had experienced since the 1968 Inangahua earthquake.[3][4]

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  2. ^ a b c "M 6.5 – 6 km WNW of Edgecumbe, New Zealand". United States Geological Survey–ANSS. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "M 6.5, Edgecumbe, 2 March 1987". GeoNet. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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