New Zealand earthquakes in 1982
41 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in New Zealand in 1982. The largest: M6.5 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, May 1, 1982.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1982 was located in New Zealand. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1982
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.016 km W of Hawera, New Zealand · 246 km deep
- 5.262 km W of Opunake, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 54 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 4.5Auckland Islands, New Zealand region · 33 km deep
- 5.613 km SSE of Hastings, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 140 km deep
- 4.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 196 km deep
- 5.2off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand · 138 km deep
- 4.711 km E of Patea, New Zealand · 144 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 187 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 4.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 226 km deep
- 5.1148 km SE of Hastings, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.119 km E of Wairoa, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.1east of the North Island of New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 4.8east of the North Island of New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.3east of the North Island of New Zealand · 37 km deep
- 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 53 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 6.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 25 km deep
- 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 4.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 101 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 52 km deep
- 6.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 35 km deep
- 5.0236 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 4.633 km ENE of Wairoa, New Zealand · 32 km deep
- 5.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 51 km deep
- 5.424 km N of Masterton, New Zealand · 64 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 4.582 km SW of Patea, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 4.8107 km NE of Maketu, New Zealand · 219 km deep
- 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 108 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1982 in New Zealand.
- 6.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 25 km deep
- 6.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 35 km deep
- 5.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 54 km deep
- 5.613 km SSE of Hastings, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 51 km deep
- 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.424 km N of Masterton, New Zealand · 64 km deep
- 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.3east of the North Island of New Zealand · 37 km deep
- 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 53 km deep
- 5.262 km W of Opunake, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.2off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand · 138 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 140 km deep
- 5.1148 km SE of Hastings, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.119 km E of Wairoa, New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.1east of the North Island of New Zealand · 33 km deep
- 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 101 km deep
- 5.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 108 km deep
- 5.016 km W of Hawera, New Zealand · 246 km deep
- 5.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | 4 | 5.4 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand |
| February 1982 | 3 | 5.6 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand |
| March 1982 | 3 | 5.0 | 236 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand |
| April 1982 | 3 | 6.1 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand |
| May 1982 | 12 | 6.5 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand |
| June 1982 | 3 | 5.1 | 148 km SE of Hastings, New Zealand |
| July 1982 | 2 | 5.2 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand |
| August 1982 | 5 | 5.2 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand |
| September 1982 | 3 | 5.6 | 13 km SSE of Hastings, New Zealand |
| October 1982 | 3 | 5.6 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand |
| November 1982 | 0 | ||
| December 1982 | 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.