1953 Bay of Plenty earthquake

1953 Bay of Plenty earthquake

Date	29 September 1953 (1953-09-29Z)
Origin time	1:36 pmNZDT (UTC+13)
Magnitude	7.2 M_w
Depth	273 km (170 mi)^[1]
Epicenter	37°36′S 176°29′E / 37.60°S 176.48°E / -37.60; 176.48Coordinates: 37°36′S 176°29′E / 37.60°S 176.48°E / -37.60; 176.48
Areas affected	New Zealand
Max. intensity	VII (Strong)

The 1953 Bay of Plenty earthquake struck the upper North Island on September 29 at 1:36 pm. With a depth of 273 km, it is one of the deepest major earthquakes recorded in New Zealand.^[1] Shaking was felt as far south as northern Otago. Recorded intensities from the tremor reached VII (Strong) in eastern Bay of Plenty and northern Hawke's Bay.

References

1 2 "GeoNet - Quakes". geonet.org.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

Earthquakes in New Zealand

Pre-colonisation	1100 Alpine Fault 1460 Wellington 1600s Alpine Fault 1717 Alpine Fault 1815 New Plymouth 1817 Fiordland 1826 Fiordland 1835 Manukau 1838 Waitotara Forest

19th century	1843 Wanganui 1848 Marlborough 1855 Wairarapa 1863 Hawke's Bay 1868 Cape Farewell 1869 Christchurch 1888 North Canterbury

20th century	1901 Cheviot 1921 Kaweka Forest 1929 Arthur's Pass 1929 Murchison 1931 Hawke's Bay 1934 Pahiatua June 1942 Wairarapa August 1942 Wairarapa 1947 Gisborne 1968 Inangahua 1979 Invercargill 1986 Raoul Island 1987 Edgecumbe

21st century	2003 Fiordland 2007 Gisborne 2009 Fiordland 2010 Canterbury February 2011 Christchurch June 2011 Christchurch 2013 Cook Strait 2014 Eketahuna 2016 Christchurch

Related articles	Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 Earthquake Commission

← Earthquakes in 1953 →

Torud (6.6, Feb 12) † Yenice–Gönen (7.5, March 18) ‡† Concepción (7.6, May 6) Ionian (7.2, Aug 12) † Suva (6.8, Sept 14) Bay of Plenty (7.2, Sept 29) Tumbes (7.5, Dec 12)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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1953 Bay of Plenty earthquake

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