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1968 Inangahua earthquake
1968 CE · New Zealand, Oceania · Disaster
The 1968 Inangahua earthquake struck 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Murchison, New Zealand, near the small town of Inangahua Junction at 5:24 am NZDT on 24 May 1968. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7. 1, a local magnitude of 6. 7, a surface-wave magnitude of 7. 4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).
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