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1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

1987 CE · New Zealand, Oceania · Disaster

1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
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The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake measured 6. 5 on the moment magnitude scale and struck the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand at 1. 42 pm on 2 March. The hypocentre was at a shallow depth of 8 km. The epicentre was 2. 24 kilometres (1. 39 mi) south-south-east of the town of Matatā, and 15 kilometres (9.

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