6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: CSEM-EMSC

A major 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand, on October 8, 2016, at 19:41:17 UTC, at a depth of 0 km, reported Geoscience Australia.