M5.1 earthquake near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
3820 d ago · 2 May 2016, 00:26 UTC 74 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 74 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand on 2 May 2016, 00:26 UTC at a depth of 151 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Whakatane, about 77 km away in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
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