M6.6 earthquake - off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand on 13 Feb 1938, 08:03 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.