M6.3 earthquake near Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Hastings, New Zealand on 10 Feb 1951, 03:27 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 49 km away in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand.