New Zealand earthquakes in 1929
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in New Zealand in 1929. The largest: M7.3 68 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand, Jun 17, 1929.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1929 was located in New Zealand. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1929
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.975 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand · 15 km deep
- 6.351 km SSW of Wakefield, New Zealand · 15 km deep
- 6.558 km SW of Wakefield, New Zealand · 15 km deep
- 6.352 km E of Westport, New Zealand · 15 km deep
- 5.538 km ESE of Westport, New Zealand · 15 km deep
- 7.368 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand · 20 km deep
- 5.7144 km E of Gisborne, New Zealand · 15 km deep
- 7.030 km NW of Amberley, New Zealand · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1929 | 0 | ||
| February 1929 | 0 | ||
| March 1929 | 1 | 7.0 | 30 km NW of Amberley, New Zealand |
| April 1929 | 0 | ||
| May 1929 | 1 | 5.7 | 144 km E of Gisborne, New Zealand |
| June 1929 | 5 | 7.3 | 68 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand |
| July 1929 | 1 | 5.9 | 75 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand |
| August 1929 | 0 | ||
| September 1929 | 0 | ||
| October 1929 | 0 | ||
| November 1929 | 0 | ||
| December 1929 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.