- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 16, 1929 CE
- Location:
- New Zealand, South Island
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Ms
- Deaths:
- 17
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.48
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.25
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.45
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.33
Other earthquake records of 1929 CE
- Iran, Kopet-Dagh · Mw 7.2 · 3,800 deaths
- Turkey, Susehri · M 6.5 · 64 deaths
- Venezuela, Cumana · M 6.9 · 50 deaths
- Argentina, Mendoza · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Canada, Grand Banks · Mw 7.2 · 28 deaths
- Iran, Faruj · Mw 5.9 · 21 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1929 CE Earthquake — New Zealand, South Island happen?
- June 16, 1929 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 17. Historical death tolls vary by source.