March 5, 1934 Earthquake: North Island, New Zealand
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck North Island, New Zealand on March 5, 1934 at 11:46:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- March 5, 1934
- Time
- 11:46:00 UTC
- Place
- North Island, New Zealand
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.500° S, 175.500° E
- Country
- New Zealand
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 2, 1931, Hawke Bay, New Zealand
- October 18, 1848, Awatere River, Marlborough, New Zealand
- January 20, 2014, Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- September 8, 1991, Wellington, Wanganui, New Zealand
- May 13, 1990, Dannevirke, Wellington, New Zealand
- July 5, 1845, N. New Zealand
- July 8, 1843, Wanganui, New Zealand
- January 20, 2005, North Island, New Zealand
- January 23, 1855, Wellington,waiouru,wanganui,otaki, New Zealand
- September 6, 2010, Porangahau, North Island, New Zealand
- October 15, 1848, Northern New Zealand
- August 8, 1904, E of North Island, New Zealand
- October 5, 1980, Gisborne, Hawera, Eastbourne, Napier, New Zealand
- February 21, 1973, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
- December 3, 2011, Cook Strait, New Zealand
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 3531.