Summary
DATE | 04/03/2021 |
ORIGIN TIME | 13:27:37.3 UTC |
LOCATION | -37.563 179.444 |
DEPTH | 20 km |
MAGNITUDE | 7.3 |
LOCALITY | NEW ZEALAND |
Epicentre is offshore North Island, New Zealand, approximately 180 km NE of Gisborne and 580 km NE of Wellington. Felt strongly in New Zealand, however, no reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time.
A precautionary tsunami warning was issued for the region as an earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a tsunami that can strike coastlines in the area