M6.3 earthquake near Masterton, Wellington Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Castlepoint, New Zealand on 12 Feb 1930, 06:21 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 Masterton, about 95 km away in Wellington Region, New Zealand.