List of earthquakes in New Zealand
Major
active fault zones of New Zealand showing variation in displacement vector along the
Pacific –
Indo-Australian plate boundary (left) and the distribution of earthquakes (magnitude 5 or greater)
New Zealand earthquakes 1960 to 2020[ 1]
Magnitude
Annual average
4.0–4.9
355.9
5.0–5.9
29.28
6.0–6.9
1.66
7.0–7.9
0.26
8.0 and over
0.01
This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand . Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. Aftershocks are not included, unless they were of great significance or contributed to a death toll, such as the M 6.3 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the M 7.3 aftershock to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake .
Earthquakes occur frequently in New Zealand as the country is situated in the collision zone between the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates , part of the Pacific Basin Ring of Fire , where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur. Most events occur along the main ranges running from Fiordland in the southwest to East Cape in the northeast. This axis follows the boundary between the Indo-Australian and Pacific plates. Large earthquakes are less common, where the plates are not subducting and the forces are accommodated in different ways.
The largest city within the highest-risk zone is the nation's capital, Wellington , followed by Napier then Hastings . All these cities have experienced severe earthquakes since European settlement. About 14,000 earthquakes occur in and around the country each year, of which between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt.[ 2] As a result, New Zealand has very stringent building regulations. The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935.[ 3]
Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home. On 26 May 1840, the new settlement at Port Nicholson was struck by the first of a number of earthquakes and tremors. Early settlers learned fairly quickly the importance of using appropriate building methods in an earthquake-prone country. The 1848 earthquake, centred in Marlborough, caused great damage to the brick and masonry buildings in Wellington, and the city was rebuilt mainly in wood; consequently it suffered comparatively little damage in the 8.2 magnitude earthquake of 1855 , which lifted the land 2–3m.[ 5] Many buildings in Hastings and Napier were damaged in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. New building regulations meant that any new buildings constructed afterwards attempted to take earthquake shaking into account in building design.[ 5]
Pre-19th century
19th century
Information for earthquakes before 1840 are later estimates.
1900–1949
Date
Location
Region
Magnitude
Depth
Latitude
Longitude
Fatalities
Further information
(ML )
(MW )
16 November 1901
Cheviot
North Canterbury
6.8[ 45]
12 km
42.74°S
173.35°E
1
1901 Cheviot earthquake
9 August 1904
Cape Turnagain
Hawke's Bay
7.0[ 46]
7.2
16 km
40.40°S
176.40°E
1
1904 Cape Turnagain earthquake
12 April 1913
Masterton
Wairarapa
5.6[ 34]
12 km
41.00°S
175.7°E
1[ 47]
Chimney damage in & around Masterton
7 October 1914
East Cape
Gisborne
6.6[ 48]
6.6[ 34]
12 km
37.80°S
178.20°E
1
1914 East Cape earthquakes
22 November 1914
Mayor Island
Bay of Plenty
7.3[ 34]
300 km
37.50°S
176.50°E
Felt through North Island, chimney throughout Tairawhiti
1 May 1917
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
8.0
50 km
29.00°S
177.00°W
Felt throughout New Zealand[ 49]
6 August 1917
Tinui
Wairarapa
6.8[ 50]
6.8[ 34]
12 km
40.80°S
176.00°E
Felt throughout North Island
3 November 1918
Puysegur Trench
South of New Zealand
6.8[ 51]
50 km
47.00°S
165.40°E
Felt throughout Southland
29 June 1921
Kaweka Forest
Hawke's Bay
7.0[ 52] [ 53]
6.6[ 34]
80 km
39.30°S
176.40°E[failed verification ]
Felt throughout North Island
25 December 1922
Motunau
North Canterbury
6.4
6.4[ 34]
20 km
42.99°S
173.00°E
Felt throughout Upper half of the South Island
17 October 1926
Ahimanawa Range
Hawke's Bay
6.0[ 34]
80 km
39.00°S
176.40°E
Felt through Eastern North Island
9 March 1929
Arthur's Pass
Canterbury
7.0[ 54]
7.0[ 34]
11 km
42.83°S
171.83°E
1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake
17 June 1929
Murchison
West Coast
7.3[ 55]
7.7[ 34]
9 km
41.69°S
172.20°E
17
1929 Murchison earthquake
23 June 1929
Murchison
West Coast
6.5[ 56]
6.2[ 34]
14 km
41.78°S
172.32°E
Felt throughout central New Zealand
12 February 1930
Porangahau
Hawke's Bay
6.2
6.2[ 34]
33 km
40.39°S
176.55°E
Felt throughout lower half of the North Island
3 February 1931
North of Napier
Hawke's Bay
7.4[ 57]
7.8[ 34]
20 km
39.29°S
177.00°E
256
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
13 February 1931
East of Napier
Hawke's Bay
7.3[ 58]
7.2[ 34]
16 km
39.55°S
177.31°E
Aftershock to Mw 7.8 event
7 May 1931
Gisborne
Gisborne
6.0
6.1[ 34]
12 km
38.76°S
177.66°E
Chimney damage in Gisborne region
22 September 1931
Raukumara Range
Bay of Plenty
6.0
6.2[ 34]
80 km
37.81°S
177.93°E
Felt throughout North Island and upper South Island
5 March 1932
White Island
Bay of Plenty
6.0
6.0[ 34]
30 km
36.50°S
178.00°E
Felt throughout upper North Island
16 September 1932
Wairoa
Hawke's Bay
6.9[ 59]
6.8[ 34]
8 km
38.95°S
177.59°E
Caused further damage to the already devastated Hawke's Bay.
5 March 1934
Pahiatua
Manawatu
7.2[ 60]
7.4[ 34]
12 km
40.54°S
176.29°E
2
1934 Pahiatua earthquake
15 March 1934
Wairoa
Hawke's Bay
6.3
6.4[ 34]
25 km
39.31°S
177.23°E
Felt strongly in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne
24 May 1936
Whakatāne
Bay of Plenty
6.5[ 61]
150 km
37.99°S
177.00°E
Felt in North Island
17 December 1938
Charles Sound
Southland
7.0
7.1[ 34]
47 km
44.99°S
167.00°E
Felt throughout South Island
11 February 1939
Fiordland
Southland
7.0[ 62]
25 km
45.00°S
167.50°E
Felt throughout South Island
26 February 1940
Hastings
Hawke's Bay
6.0
25 km
39.50°S
176.50°E
Felt throughout North Island
24 June 1942
Masterton
Wairarapa
6.9[ 63]
7.1[ 34]
12 km
40.96°S
175.69°E
1[ 64]
1942 Wairarapa earthquakes
1 August 1942
Masterton
Wairarapa
6.8[ 65]
7.0[ 34]
40 km
41.01°S
175.52°E
1942 Wairarapa earthquakes
2 December 1942
Masteron
Wairarapa
6.0
6.0[ 34]
20 km
41.08°S
175.58°E
Felt throughout lower North Island
17 February 1943
Te Anau
Southland
6.2
6.4[ 34]
36 km
45.29°S
168.00°E
Felt throughout South Island
8 May 1943
Wānaka
Otago
5.9[ 34]
50 km
44.23°S
169.37°E
Felt throughout lower & central South Island
2 August 1943
Te Anau
Southland
6.1[ 66]
6.6[ 34]
33 km
45.77°S
166.79°E
Felt throughout South Island
2 September 1945
Puysegur Bank
Southland
6.5[ 67]
7.0[ 34]
12 km
47.47°S,
166.12°E
Felt throughout Southland and Otago
27 June 1946
Lake Coleridge
Canterbury
6.5[ 68]
6.3[ 34]
9 km
43.18°S
171.68°E
Felt throughout South Island
26 March 1947
Offshore Poverty Bay
Gisborne
5.9
7.1[ 34]
15 km
38.85°S
178.80°E
1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
17 May 1947
Offshore Tolaga Bay
Gisborne
5.6
7.1[ 34]
15 km
38.42°S
178.87°E
1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
28 August 1947
Offshore Mahia Peninsula
Gisborne
6.3
6.8[ 34]
7 km
39.35°S
179.60°E
1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
13 October 1947
Jackson Bay
West Coast
6.2
6.2[ 34]
18 km
44.42°S
168.48°E
Felt throughout southern & central South Island
23 May 1948
Waiau
North Canterbury
6.4
6.4[ 34]
4 km
42.49°S
173.00°E
Felt throughout upper South Island; part of sequence
9 February 1949
Hāwera
Taranaki
6.4
199 km
39.67°S
174.35°E
Felt throughout North Island
1950–1999
Date
Location
Region
Magnitude
Depth
Latitude
Longitude
Fatalities
Further information
(ML )
(MW )
11 January 1951
Cheviot
North Canterbury
5.5
5.9[ 34]
12 km
42.79°S
173.18°E
Felt upper South Island, widespread damage in the Hurunui district
10 February 1951
Porangahau
Hawke's Bay
6.1
6.2[ 34]
33 km
40.21°S
177.04°E
Felt throughout North Island[ 69]
28 March 1951
White Island
Bay of Plenty
6.4[ 34]
394 km
37.06°S
176.98°E
Felt throughout North Island
23 April 1951
Cape Runaway
Bay of Plenty
6.2
6.0[ 34]
80 km
37.53°S
177.84°E
Felt throughout North Island
24 June 1951
Toaroa Junction
Manawatu
6.3
5.5[ 34]
33 km
39.45°S
176.20°E
Felt throughout North Island
28 August 1952
Porangahau
Hawke's Bay
5.8
6.0[ 34]
12 km
40.08°S
177.19°E
Felt in the East half of the North Island
29 September 1953
Tauranga
Bay of Plenty
7.2[ 70]
273 km
37.59°S
176.48°E
Felt throughout North Island & upper South Island
27 February 1955
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.8
18 km
28.40°S
175.37°W
Felt in the East half of the North Island
30 January 1956
White Island
Bay of Plenty
5.9
6.4[ 34]
12 km
37.10°S
177.42°E
Felt in Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Auckland
29 December 1956
Matawai
Gisborne
6.3
6.5[ 34]
33 km
38.30°S
177.50°E
Felt strongly in Gisborne and eastern Bay of Plenty
31 January 1958
Ashley Clinton
Hawke's Bay
6.1
5.5[ 34]
12 km
39.85°S
176.58°E
Felt throughout lower North Island, damaging in Hawke's Bay
10 December 1958
Mayor Island
Bay of Plenty
6.1
285 km
37.27°S
176.72°E
Felt throughout North Island and upper South Island
14 September 1959
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.8
35 km
28.82°S
177.07°W
Felt in the East half of the North Island
28 March 1960
Mokau
Taranaki
6.6[ 71]
237 km
39.04°S
174.81°E
Doublet earthquake to 6.5 event
28 March 1960
Mokau
Taranaki
6.5[ 72]
209 km
39.04°S
174.77°E
Doublet earthquake to 6.6 event
25 May 1960
Milford Sound
Southland
6.3
6.5[ 34]
12 km
44.17°S
167.72°E
Felt throughout South Island
4 February 1961
Tauranga
Bay of Plenty
6.0
309 km
37.66°S
175.97°E
Felt in the East half of the North Island
27 December 1961
Martinborough
Wellington
6.2
6.5[ 34]
12 km
41.51°S
176.11°E
Struck offshore, 65 km east of Martinborough
10 May 1962
Westport
West Coast
5.6
5.9[ 34]
7 km
41.67°S
171.44°E
Widespread chimney damage in Westport
18 December 1963
Raoul Islands
Kermadec Islands
7.7
35 km
24.77°S
176.52°W
Felt in the East half of the North Island
23 December 1963
Peria
Northland
4.8
4.9[ 34]
12 km
35.08°S
173.50°E
Largest known Northland earthquakes (doublet); localised chimney damage
11 April 1965
Kaikoura
North Canterbury
6.1
12 km
42.76°S
174.14°E
Felt in Kaikoura/North Canterbury
21 May 1965
George Sound
Southland
6.4[ 34]
101 km
44.94°S
167.36°E
Felt throughout lower South Island
9 December 1965
Cape Runaway
Bay of Plenty
6.5
6.1[ 34]
190 km
37.00°S
177.63°E
Felt in the East half of the North Island
4 March 1966
Gisborne
East Cape
6.0
5.6[ 34]
33 km
38.73°S
178.11°E
Felt in Gisborne
23 April 1966
Cook Strait
Marlborough
5.8
5.8[ 34]
12 km
41.64°S
174.54°E
Caused damage to railway lines and almost all chimneys in Seddon. Water mains, electrical and telephone lines failed.[ 73]
24 May 1968
Inangahua Junction
West Coast
6.7[ 74]
7.1[ 74]
12 km
41.75°S
172.04°E
3
1968 Inangahua earthquake
25 September 1968
Solander Trough
Southland
5.9
6.3[ 34]
12 km
46.53°S
166.57°E
Felt throughout Southland and Otago
9 January 1972
Te Aroha
Waikato
5.3
5.3[ 34]
12 km
37.58°S
175.65°E
Localised chimney damage east of Hamilton
5 January 1973
Taumarunui
King Country
7.0
6.6[ 34]
163 km
39.03°S
175.26°E
Felt throughout New Zealand
9 April 1974
Dunedin
Otago
4.9
12 km
45.97°S
170.52°E
Widespread chimney damage in southern suburbs of Dunedin
5 November 1974
Opunake
Taranaki
6.0
5.4[ 34]
12 km
39.54°S
173.46°E
Damage in Taranaki; felt throughout central New Zealand
5 May 1976
Milford Sound
Southland
6.6
6.5[ 34]
12 km
44.67°S
167.38°E
Felt throughout lower South Island
15 January 1976
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.8
43 km
29.21°S
177.63°W
Foreshock to M 8.2 event
15 January 1976
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
8.2
31 km
29.17°S
177.31°W
Main shock
28 October 1976
Te Puke
Bay of Plenty
4.9[ 34]
12 km
37.83°S
176.34°E
Damaging shock in a swarm lasting from August to December 1976
18 January 1977
Cook Strait
Marlborough
6.0
6.0[ 34]
33 km
41.84°S
174.58°E
Damaging in Wellington; felt throughout central New Zealand
12 October 1979
Puysegur Trench
South of New Zealand
6.5
7.3[ 34]
12 km
46.70°S
166.03°E
Felt throughout lower South Island
8 March 1984
Matawai
Bay of Plenty
6.4
5.9[ 34]
75 km
38.20°S
177.44°E
Felt throughout North Island
25 June 1984
Macauley River
Canterbury
5.9
6.1[ 34]
12 km
43.59°S
170.63°E
Felt throughout central South Island
31 December 1984
White Island
Bay of Plenty
6.3
12 km
36.59°S
177.55°E
Felt around the Bay of Plenty
26 September 1985
Kermadec Trench
Kermadec Islands
7.0
6.9[ 34]
33 km
34.64°S
178.02°W
Felt in East half of North Island
21 October 1986
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.7[ 75]
29 km
28.12°S
176.37°W
2 March 1987
Edgecumbe
Bay of Plenty
6.1
6.5[ 34]
10 km
37.88°S
176.80°E
1
1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
9 March 1987
Pegasus Bay
Canterbury
5.2
30 km
43.22°S
173.20°E
Damaging in Christchurch
4 June 1988
Te Anau
Southland
6.1
6.7[ 34]
73 km
45.12°S
167.29°E
Damaging in Te Anau & Queenstown; felt throughout South Island
24 May 1989
Puysegur Trench
South of New Zealand
8.2
Felt in the South Island
31 May 1989
Doubtful Sound
Southland
6.1
6.4[ 34]
23 km
45.33°S
166.87°E
Felt in lower South Island
10 February 1990
Lake Tennyson
North Canterbury
5.8
5.9[ 34]
8 km
42.25°S
172.65°E
Felt in upper South Island; widespread landsliding
19 February 1990
Weber
Manawatu
5.9
6.2[ 34]
23 km
40.47°S
176.44°E
Foreshock to M6.4 event
13 May 1990
Weber
Manawatu
6.2[ 76]
6.4[ 76]
11 km
40.43°S
176.47°E
Mainshock
28 January 1991
Buller Ranges
West Coast
6.1
5.8[ 34]
10 km
41.90°S
171.65°E
Foreshock to M 6.3 event
29 January 1991
Buller Ranges
West Coast
6.3
6.0[ 34]
17.3 km
41.90°S
171.72°E
Mainshock
9 September 1991
South Taranaki Bight
Manawatu
6.3
5.6[ 34]
86 km
40.24°S
175.16°E
Felt throughout North Island
27 May 1992
Wairau Valley
Marlborough
6.8
5.9[ 34]
79 km
41.60°S
173.66°E
Felt in Central New Zealand
21 June 1992
White Island
Bay of Plenty
6.1
6.3[ 34]
5 km
37.57°S
176.82°E
Felt in Bay of Plenty
11 April 1993
Tikokino
Hawke's Bay
6.1
6.0[ 34]
25 km
39.73°S
176.71°E
Felt strongly throughout Hawke's Bay
10 August 1993
Secretary Island
Southland
6.7
6.8[ 34]
22 km
45.21°S
166.70°E
Felt as far away as Australia
10 August 1993
Ormond
East Cape
6.3
6.2[ 34]
39 km
38.53°S
177.91°E
Felt strongly in Gisborne.
18 June 1994
Arthur's Pass
Canterbury
6.7[ 77]
6.7
4 km
43.00°S
171.47°E
Reverse slip mainshock[ 78]
19 June 1994
Lake Coleridge
Canterbury
6.1
5 km
43.16°S
171.47°E
Triggered from the M 6.7 Arthur's Pass event
6 February 1995
Offshore East Cape
Gisborne
7.0
7.5[ 34]
15 km
37.65°S
179.49°E
Felt in East half of North Island
10 February 1995
NE of New Zealand
East Cape
6.6
12 km
37.92°7S
179.51°E
24 November 1995
Arthur's Pass
Canterbury
6.3
7 km
42.95°S
171.81°E
Felt strongly in the South Island
25 May 1997
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.9
339 km
33.61°S
177.80°E
Felt throughout North Island and upper half of the South Island
20 April 1998
Taumarunui
King Country
6.7[ 79]
232 km
39.02°S
174.92°E
Felt throughout the North Island
26 October 1999
Taupō
Waikato
6.2[ 80]
160 km
38.56°S
175.91°E
Felt throughout New Zealand
2000–2009
Date
Location
Region
Magnitude
Depth
Latitude
Longitude
Fatalities
Further information
(ML )
(MW )
15 August 2000
L'Esperance Rock
Kermadec Islands
7.6[ 81]
436 km
31.94°S
178.55°E
Felt in Christchurch
1 November 2000
Fiordland
Southland
6.2[ 82]
9 km
45.12°S
166.95°E
21 August 2001
NE of New Zealand
East Cape
7.1[ 83]
7.1
33 km
36.98°S
179.16°E
Felt in the Gisborne area
21 October 2001
NE of New Zealand
East Cape
6.3
12 km
36.89°S
179.86°E
Felt in the Gisborne area
8 December 2001
Haast
West Coast
6.2
5 km
44.11°S
168.60°E
Mainshock
22 August 2003
Fiordland
Southland
7.0[ 84]
7.2
24 km
45.19°S,
166.83°E
2003 Fiordland earthquake
18 July 2004
Lake Rotomā
Bay of Plenty
5.1
5.4[ 85]
5 km
38.01°S,
176.51°E
1[ 86] [ 87]
Part of a swarm of earthquakes in the area
22 November 2004
Puysegur Trench
South of New Zealand
7.1[ 88]
7.0
12 km
46.57°S
165.08°E
Reportedly felt as far north as Hamilton .
24 December 2004
Macquarie Ridge
South of New Zealand
8.1[ 89]
35 km
49.31°S
161.35°E
2004 Tasman Sea earthquake
14 March 2005
W of New Zealand
Btw. Taranaki & Tasman
6.4
154 km
40.17°S
173.63°E
Felt strongly throughout central New Zealand
16 May 2006
L'Esperance Rock
Kermadec Islands
7.5[ 90]
7.4
150 km
31.56°S,
179.30°W
Felt in East half of New Zealand
16 May 2006
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.1
33 km
31.98°S,
177.21°W
Felt in East half on North Island
16 October 2007
Fiordland
Southland
6.7[ 91]
6.7
5 km
44.72°S
167.39°E
Felt lower half of the South Island
9 December 2007
Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.8
152 km
25.99°S
177.51°W
Felt in East half of New Zealand
20 December 2007
Gisborne
East Cape
6.7[ 92]
6.6
44 km
38.89°S
178.44°E
1[ 93]
2007 Gisborne earthquake
25 August 2008
Hastings
Hawke's Bay
5.9[ 94]
5.5
32 km
−39.72°S
176.85°E
Slight damage in Napier and Hastings
15 July 2009
Puysegur Trench
South of New Zealand
6.1[ 95]
33 km
46.07°S
165.75°E
Felt throughout Southland and Otago
15 July 2009
Dusky Sound
Southland
7.8[ 96]
12 km
45.76°S
166.58°E
2009 Dusky Sound earthquake
2010–2019
2020–present
Date
Location
Region
Magnitude
Depth
Latitude
Longitude
Fatalities
Further information
(ML )
(MW )
(Mb )
19 June 2020
SE of L'Esperance Rock
Kermadec Islands
7.4
7.3
7.3
10 km
33.46°S
177.44°W
[ 143]
5 March 2021
East of East Cape
Gisborne
7.0
7.1
7.1
90 km
37.42°S
179.54°W
Felt throughout New Zealand[ 144]
5 March 2021
S of Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
7.4
56 km
29.61°S
177.84°W
[ 145]
5 March 2021
S of Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
8.1
19 km
29.74°S
177.28°W
2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake [ 146]
6 March 2021
NE of Gisborne
Gisborne
6.3
13 km
37.605°S
179.598°E
[ 147]
20 June 2021
S of Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
6.5
6.4
25 km
30.216°S
177.845°W
Aftershock of the 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake [ 148]
2 March 2022
S of Raoul Island
Kermadec Islands
6.6
6.5
24 km
30.076°S
177.728°W
[ 149]
15 February 2023
NW of Paraparaumu
Wellington
6.1
6.0
6.3
50 km
40.56°S
174.56°W
[ 150]
24 April 2023
Kermadec Islands
7.1
[ 151]
20 September 2023
45 km north of Geraldine
Canterbury
5.7
6.0
6.3
10 km
43.70°S
171.07°W
[ 152]
See also
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Further reading
Dench, Alison (2005). Essential Dates: A Timeline of New Zealand History . Auckland: Random House. ISBN 978-1-86941-689-8 .
Eiby, G. A. (1957); Earthquakes (London, Frederick Muller) Page 159 has Table of (16) Major Earthquakes in New Zealand 1848–1942, from R. C. Hayes.
Henderson, J (1937); The West Nelson Earthquakes of 1929, Bulletin No. 55 of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Wellington, Government Printer)
Rogers, Anna (2013) [1996]. The Shaky Isles: New Zealand Earthquakes (2 ed.). Wellington: Grantham House. ISBN 978-1-86934-119-0 .
Wright, Matthew (2014). Living on shaky ground: The science and story behind New Zealand's earthquakes . Auckland: Random House (New Zealand). ISBN 978-1-77553-688-8 .
Michael Upchurch (2021). "He Iwi Rū | Quake Nation: effective interactive data visualisation in the museum" . Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 32 . Te Papa : 135–151. ISSN 1173-4337 . Wikidata Q116264155 .
External links
List of earthquakes in Oceania
Sovereign states Associated states of New Zealand Dependencies and other territories
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† indicates earthquake known to have resulted in fatalities