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M7.2 earthquake, New Zealand, 2003-08-21

MagnitudeM7.2mwc

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Depth28 km

Time (UTC)2003-08-21 12:12

Rank in 200310 / 154among M6+

Rank since 1900966 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

56 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand · -45.10, 167.14

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2003-08-21	2003-08-21 12:45	33 km	56 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M5.9 2003-08-21	2003-08-21 14:12	33 km	53 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand
M5.5 2003-08-26	2003-08-26 23:56	44 km	71 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand
M5.5 2003-09-04	2003-09-04 08:40	33 km	53 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2009 M7.8M7.8

1945 M7.5M7.5

1979 M7.4M7.4

2003 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.0M7.0

1993 M7.0M7.0

2007 M6.8M6.8

1943 M6.7M6.7

1988 M6.7M6.7

2025 M6.7M6.7

1976 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2000-11-01	2000-11-01 10:35	24 km	67 km NW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M7.0 1993-08-10	1993-08-10 00:51	28 km	63 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M6.4 1989-05-31	1989-05-31 05:54	23 km	49 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand
M6.7 1988-06-03	1988-06-03 23:27	83 km	46 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M6.3 1985-01-31	1985-01-31 04:32	10 km	217 km WSW of Te Anau, New Zealand
M7.4 1979-10-12	1979-10-12 10:25	33 km	180 km W of Riverton, New Zealand
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
M6.2 1960-05-24	1960-05-24 14:46	15 km	114 km NW of Arrowtown, New Zealand
M6.2 1957-12-31	1957-12-31 14:28	25 km	129 km WNW of Te Anau, 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.