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M7.4 earthquake, New Zealand, 1979-10-12

MagnitudeM7.4ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1979-10-12 10:25

Rank in 19794 / 86among M6+

Rank since 1900579 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×126approx.

180 km W of Riverton, New Zealand · -46.67, 165.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2009 M7.8M7.8

1981 M7.6M7.6

1945 M7.5M7.5

1979 M7.4M7.4

2003 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.1M7.1

1964 M7.0M7.0

1938 M7.0M7.0

1993 M7.0M7.0

1936 M7.0M7.0

2007 M6.8M6.8

1954 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1976-05-04	1976-05-04 13:56	19 km	86 km N of Te Anau, New Zealand
M6.2 1968-09-25	1968-09-25 07:02	10 km	88 km W of Riverton, New Zealand
M6.1 1964-11-08	1964-11-08 02:43	15 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.0 1964-09-12	1964-09-12 22:07	25 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.2 1957-12-31	1957-12-31 14:28	25 km	129 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M6.7 1954-01-13	1954-01-13 00:13	15 km	off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand
M6.8 1954-01-12	1954-01-12 14:20	35 km	off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand
M6.5 1954-01-12	1954-01-12 14:16	35 km	off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand
M6.4 1950-02-05	1950-02-05 01:23	15 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.5 1945-09-01	1945-09-01 22:44	20 km	173 km WSW of Riverton, 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.