2016 Kaikōura earthquake
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The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT. Ruptures occurred on multiple faults and the earthquake has been described as the... Wikipedia
Date: November 14, 2016
Aftershocks: 20,200 (as of 22 November 2017)
Areas affected: New Zealand
Casualties: 2 dead; 57 injured
Depth: 15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Duration: ~ 2 minutes
Epicentre: 42°44′13″S 173°03′14″E / 42.737°S 173.054°E; 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Culverden
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