* 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 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit 68 km NW of Kaikoura, New Zealand, on April 24, 2015, at 03:36:43 UTC, at a depth of 55 km/34.2 mi, reported USGS.