M6.1 earthquake near Napier, Hawke's Bay Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Wairoa, New Zealand on 6 May 1931, 14:55 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 Napier, about 87 km away in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand.