The earthquake which struck the Fiordland region in the evening of Wednesday 15 July was the biggest since the Buller and Hawke's Bay earthquakes of 1929 and 1931.
| When | Wed Jul 15 2009 9:22 PM |
| Where | 90 km north-west of Tuatapere |
| Shaking | Extreme |
| Magnitude | 7.8 |
| Depth | 12 km |
| Quality | best |
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