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M7.2 earthquake, New Zealand, 1934-03-05

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1934-03-05 11:46

Rank in 19348 / 117among M6+

Rank since 1900890 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

39 km SE of Palmerston North, New Zealand · -40.60, 175.95

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1931 M7.4M7.4

1929 M7.3M7.3

1931 M7.3M7.3

1934 M7.2M7.2

1942 M7.0M7.0

1904 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.9M6.9

1942 M6.8M6.8

1917 M6.8M6.8

1921 M6.7M6.7

2007 M6.6M6.6

2013 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 1932-09-15	1932-09-15 13:54	15 km	62 km S of Gisborne, New Zealand
M6.1 1931-05-06	1931-05-06 14:55	15 km	84 km SSE of Wairoa, New Zealand
M6.5 1931-04-22	1931-04-22 00:02	15 km	105 km SSE of Hastings, New Zealand
M6.2 1931-03-08	1931-03-08 11:50	35 km	off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand
M7.3 1931-02-13	1931-02-13 01:27	45 km	40 km E of Waiouru, New Zealand
M6.2 1931-02-11	1931-02-11 17:02	15 km	174 km ESE of Hastings, New Zealand
M6.4 1931-02-08	1931-02-08 01:43	15 km	off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand
M7.4 1931-02-02	1931-02-02 22:46	35 km	47 km WSW of Hastings, New Zealand
M6.3 1930-02-12	1930-02-12 06:21	15 km	50 km ESE of Castlepoint, New Zealand
M7.3 1929-06-16	1929-06-16 22:47	20 km	68 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.