- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 13, 1947 CE
- Location:
- 53 km NNW of Wanaka, New Zealand
- Magnitude:
- 6.13 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1947 CE
- Iran, Dustabad · Mw 6.9 · 500 deaths
- Peru, Satipo, Andamarca, Acobamba, La Merced, Victoc · Mw 7.6 · 233 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5 · 3 deaths
- Algeria · Ms 5.3 · 3 deaths
- Greece, S: Pylia (Messinia) · Mw 7.3 · 3 deaths
- Colombia, Pasto · Mw 6 · 2 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 53 km NNW of Wanaka, New Zealand (1947 CE) happen?
- October 13, 1947 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.