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 great 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand, on September 1, 2016, at 1638 UTC, at a depth of 99 miles, reported the National Tsunami Warning Center, Palmer, AK.

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Information Statement on September 1, 2016, at 9:45 am PDT.