M6.4 earthquake near Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand on 8 Feb 1931, 01:43 UTC at a depth of 15 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.

The nearest town in our records is Hastings, about 41 km away in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand.