M6.3 earthquake near Richmond, Tasman District

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 52 km E of Westport, New Zealand on 19 Jun 1929, 09:17 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 Richmond, about 89 km away in Tasman District, New Zealand.