GeoNet: M 5.7 Napier-Taradale Mon, Oct 6 1980

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M 5.7 Napier-Taradale Mon, Oct 6 1980

This earthquake was felt most strongly in the Napier and Taradale regions.

Magnitudes: M_L 5.6, M_W 5.7, M_S 5.6

This earthquake was felt most strongly in the Napier and Taradale regions, but was felt as widely as Gisborne, Hawera and Eastbourne. There were about 10 aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3.0 within 6 hours of the main shock.