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M6.7 earthquake, New Zealand, 1998-03-20

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1998-03-20 21:08

Rank in 199819 / 121among M6+

Rank since 19002957 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

Auckland Islands, New Zealand region · -50.01, 163.11

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2004 M8.1M8.1

1981 M7.6M7.6

1926 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.4M7.4

1924 M7.1M7.1

1964 M7.0M7.0

1955 M7.0M7.0

1982 M7.0M7.0

1936 M7.0M7.0

1960 M6.8M6.8

1954 M6.8M6.8

1961 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1994-01-03	1994-01-03 13:24	16 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.3 1989-11-21	1989-11-21 14:37	27 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.0 1989-05-23	1989-05-23 17:11	10 km	north of Macquarie Island
M6.1 1984-05-23	1984-05-23 05:16	10 km	north of Macquarie Island
M7.0 1982-07-07	1982-07-07 10:43	10 km	north of Macquarie Island
M7.6 1981-05-25	1981-05-25 05:25	33 km	off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand
M6.4 1972-04-01	1972-04-01 23:51	10 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.7 1967-09-20	1967-09-20 09:39	18 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
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

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.