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M6.5 earthquake, New Zealand, 2013-08-16

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)2013-08-16 02:31

Rank in 201350 / 142among M6+

Rank since 19004618 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

29 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand · -41.73, 174.15

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2013-08-16	2013-08-16 02:45	6 km	30 km SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand
M5.9 2013-08-16	2013-08-16 03:09	8 km	26 km SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand
M5.9 2013-08-16	2013-08-16 05:31	14 km	30 km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2016 M7.8M7.8

1931 M7.4M7.4

1929 M7.3M7.3

1934 M7.2M7.2

1968 M7.1M7.1

1929 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1904 M6.9M6.9

1994 M6.8M6.8

1942 M6.8M6.8

1917 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 2013-07-21	2013-07-21 05:09	17 km	38 km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand
M6.3 2012-07-03	2012-07-03 10:36	230 km	63 km S of Opunake, New Zealand
M6.1 2011-02-21	2011-02-21 23:51	6 km	6 km SE of Christchurch, New Zealand
M7.0 2010-09-03	2010-09-03 16:35	12 km	19 km NE of Methven, New Zealand
M6.2 1995-11-24	1995-11-24 06:18	10 km	47 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand
M6.0 1994-06-19	1994-06-19 13:43	10 km	40 km N of Methven, New Zealand
M6.8 1994-06-18	1994-06-18 03:25	14 km	56 km NW of Oxford, New Zealand
M6.0 1992-05-27	1992-05-27 22:30	85 km	21 km WSW of Blenheim, New Zealand
M6.4 1990-05-13	1990-05-13 04:23	21 km	39 km E of Palmerston North, New Zealand
M6.3 1990-02-19	1990-02-19 05:34	24 km	41 km E of Palmerston North, 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.