The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a Mw 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 "most complex earthquake ever studied". It has been subsequently modelled as having a megathrust component set off by an adjacent rupture on the Humps Fault. It was the second largest earthquake in New Zealand since European settlement. Magnitude 7.8 (mww), 15 km deep, 53 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand — 42.74°S, 173.05°E. November 13, 2016 at 11:02 UTC. Deaths: 2 (Wikidata). Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 604. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000778i Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).