M6.5 earthquake near Hastings, Hawke's Bay Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of Hastings, New Zealand on 22 Apr 1931, 00:02 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 105 km away in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand.