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M6.5 earthquake, New Zealand, 1987-03-02

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth19 km

Time (UTC)1987-03-02 01:42

Rank in 198749 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19004373 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

6 km WNW of Edgecumbe, New Zealand · -37.97, 176.76

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1947 M7.7M7.7

1947 M7.6M7.6

1931 M7.4M7.4

1931 M7.3M7.3

2021 M7.3M7.3

1995 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.0M7.0

2016 M7.0M7.0

1932 M6.9M6.9

1947 M6.9M6.9

1984 M6.8M6.8

1921 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1985-07-19	1985-07-19 14:34	52 km	41 km SE of Murupara, New Zealand
M6.2 1985-05-06	1985-05-06 17:10	30 km	180 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M6.8 1984-12-30	1984-12-30 21:36	39 km	150 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.0 1984-03-08	1984-03-08 00:40	88 km	27 km SSW of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.2 1974-02-28	1974-02-28 13:59	15 km	92 km ENE of Tairua, New Zealand
M6.2 1973-01-05	1973-01-05 13:54	150 km	49 km W of Turangi, New Zealand
M6.3 1970-07-27	1970-07-27 12:31	95 km	26 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.0 1965-12-08	1965-12-08 18:05	175 km	93 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.1 1965-06-15	1965-06-15 09:20	70 km	23 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.2 1956-12-28	1956-12-28 14:24	35 km	45 km NW of Gisborne, 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.