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Year Month Day Time LAT Long Dep M Tsunami Dead Injured Damage Remarks
1901 11 15 2015U -42.90 173.10 　 7.3 　 1 - some New Zealand:Mendip
1904 8 14 0L 0.00 0.00 　 0.0 　 - - some New Zealand:Castletown,Motuotaria,Porongahau
1907 3 4 0L 0.00 0.00 　 0.0 　 - - some New Zealand:Takaka
1913 2 26 0L -41.60 171.40 　 0.0 T - - 　 New Zealand:West part,Tasman Sea(also on 22/2)
1914 10 7 0L 0.00 0.00 　 0.0 　 1 - some New Zealand:Gisborne
1917 5 1 1826U -29.00 -177.00 　 8.6 T - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.)(overestimated M) 7.9S
1917 11 16 319U -29.00 -177.50 　 7.5 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 7.5S
1921 6 28 1359U -39.30 176.40 140 6.8 　 - - 　 New Zealand(North Island)
1922 6 0 0L 0.00 0.00 　 0.0 　 - - some New Zealand:Taupo,Wairakei,Oruanui(swarm in Jun-Jul)
1929 6 16 2247U -41.70 172.20 　 7.6 T 17 - mode New Zealand:[Buller EQ] fault D=14 7.6S
1930 2 12 0L 0.00 0.00 　 0.0 　 - - some New Zealand:Porangahau
1931 2 2 2246U -39.50 176.90 s 7.9 T 256 - seve New Zealand:[Hawke's Bay EQ] D=225/285 7.8S
1934 3 5 1146U -40.50 175.50 　 7.5 　 - - 　 New Zealand:Pahiatua 7.5S
1934 3 15 1046U -40.50 175.80 　 6.2 　 - - 　 New Zealand
1942 6 24 1116U -41.00 175.50 　 7.1 　 - - some New Zealand:Wairarapa 7.0S
1943 9 14 718U -30.00 -177.00 60 7.6 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 7.4S
1945 4 15 0L -35.00 -178.00 　 7.0 　 - - 　 New Zealand
1949 11 22 51U -29.00 -178.00 100 7.5 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.)(overestimated M)
1951 3 23 2138U -31.00 180.00 300 7.6 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.)(overestimated M) 6.8B
1955 2 27 2043U -28.00 -175.50 　 7.8 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 7.7S
1959 9 14 1409U -28.60 -177.70 73 7.8 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 7.3B
1961 3 7 1010U -28.30 -175.70 40 7.5 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 7.0S
1968 5 23 1724U -41.67 171.92 21 7.1 　 3 14 mode New Zealand:[Inangahua EQ] fault D=1 7.1S
1968 7 25 723U -30.77 -178.35 60 7.7 　 - - limi New Zealand(Kermadec Is.)(overestimated M) 7.1S
1973 2 21 1442U -39.58 176.57 38 5.7 　 - - mode New Zealand:Hawkes Bay(I=6)
1976 1 14 1556U -29.20 -177.80 69 7.8 T - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 7.7S
1976 1 14 1647U -28.43 -177.66 33 8.2 T - - some New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 7.9S
1978 2 9 2135U -30.68 -177.36 33 7.2 　 - - 　 New Zealand(Kermadec Is.)(overestimated M=7.7 of G) 7.0W
1979 10 12 1025U 46.68 165.71 33 7.5 　 - - 　 New Zealand:Off W of South Is.(I=5) 7.2S 7.3W
1980 10 5 1532U -39.54 176.48 32 5.4 　 0 0 insi New Zealand(North Island) 5.6W
1981 5 25 525U -48.79 164.36 33 7.6 　 0 0 　 New Zealand:Off South Island 7.6W
1986 10 20 646U -28.12 -176.37 29 8.2 T 0 0 limi New Zealand(Kermadec Is.) 8.1S 7.7W
1987 3 2 142U -37.97 176.77 19 6.6 　 0 25 cons New Zealand:[Edgecumbe EQ] fault(deaths from shock; 1) 6.5W
1987 3 8 1917U -43.14 173.18 26 4.5 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:Christchurch
1988 6 3 2327U -45.00 167.60 83 6.0 　 0 - insi New Zealand(South Island):Otago 6.7W
1989 2 19 534U -40.30 176.10 24 6.3 　 - - limi New Zealand:Dannevirke-Palmerston(possibly error of 19/2/1990?)
1989 5 23 1054U -52.34 160.57 10 8.2 T 0 0 　 Macquarie Ridge(between New Zealand and Antarctica ) 8.0W
1990 2 10 327U -42.34 172.79 10 6.0 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:Canterbury Province 6.0W
1990 2 19 537U -40.35 176.10 24 6.3 　 0 0 limi New Zealand:Dannevirke-Palmerston North area 6.2W
1990 5 13 423U -40.30 176.06 21 6.3 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:Dannevirke 6.4W
1991 9 8 1350U -40.25 175.05 88 5.6 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:Wellington,Wanganui 5.6W
1993 8 10 946U -38.52 177.55 14 6.0 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:Gisborne 6.4W
1994 6 18 325U -42.96 171.66 14 7.1 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:South Is.[Arthur's Pass EQ] 6.8W
1994 12 15 1120U -37.28 177.52 33 6.4 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:Off North Is,Opotiki 6.3W
1995 2 5 2251U -37.76 178.75 21 7.5 　 0 0 　 New Zealand:Off E coast of North Is. 7.1W
2003 8 21 1212U -45.10 167.14 28 7.5 T 0 0 limi New Zealand:South Island landslide,seiche 7.2W
2004 7 18 422U -38.00 176.51 5 5.1 　 1 2 limi New Zealand(North Island)landslide 5.6W
2007 12 20 755U -39.01 178.29 36 6.6 　 0 0 insi New Zealand:Gisborne(death from shock:1) 6.6W
2009 7 15 0922U -45.76 166.56 12 7.7 t 0 0 insi Newzealand 7.8W
2010 9 3 1635U -43.52 171.83 12 7.3 　 0 2 limi New Zealand: Christchurch, fault 7.0W
2011 2 21 2351U -43.58 172.68 6 6.3 　 181 1500 cons New Zealand:Christchurch,landslides 6.1W
2011 6 13 220U -43.56 172.74 6 6.0 　 0 45 limi New Zealand:Christchurch,landslides 6.0W
2011 12 23 058U -43.49 172.80 10 5.6 　 0 60 limi New Zealand:Christchurch 5.7W
2013 7 21 509U -41.70 174.34 17 6.7 　 0 5 limi New Zealand:Wellington/Kapiti 6.5W
2013 8 16 231U -41.73 174.15 8 6.9 　 0 some limi New Zealand:Marlborough/Wellington 6.5W

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