SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES IN NZ By facebooker_777312350 Jul 8, 1843 Wanganui, magnitude 7 Oct 16, 1848 Marlborough, magnitude 7.5 Jan 23, 1855 Wairarapa, magnitude 8.2 Feb 23, 1863 Hawke's Bay, magnitude 7.5 Oct 19, 1868 Cape Farewell, magnitude 7.5 Sep 1, 1888 North Canterbury, magnitude 7.1 Feb 12, 1893 Nelson, magnitude 6.9 Nov 16, 1901 Cheviot, magnitude 6.9 Mar 7, 1929 Arthur's Pass, magnitude 7.1 Jun 17, 1929 Murchison, magnitude 7.8 Feb 3, 1931 Hawke's Bay, magnitude 7.9 Feb 13, 1931 Hawke's bay, magnitude 7.3 Mar 5, 1934 Pahiatua, magnitude 7.6 Jun 24, 1942 Wairarapa, magnitude 7.2 Aug 2, 1942 Wairarapa, magnitude 7 Jun 26, 1946 Lake Coleridge, magnitude 6.2 May 24, 1987 Edgecumbe, magnitude 6.3 May 13, 1990 Weber, magnitude 6.4 Jun 18, 1994 Arthur's Pass, magnitude 6.7 Feb 6, 1995 East Cape, magnitude 7 Aug 22, 2003 Fiordalnd, magnitude 7.1 Nov 22, 2004 Puysegur Trench, magnitude 7.2 Dec 20, 2007 Gisborne, magnitude 6.8 Jul 15, 2009 Fiordland, magnitude 7.8 Sep 4, 2010 Darfield, magnitude 7.1 Sep 29, 2010 White Island, magnitude 6.4 Feb 22, 2011 Christchurch, magnitude 6.3
