The Milford Sound earthquake of 1976 May 4
Abstract
The Milford Sound earthquake of 1976 May 4 was the largest shallow earthquake in New Zealand since the Inangahua earthquake of 1968 May 23. The next previous shock of comparable size was on 1960 May 24 and also centred in Fiordland. All three shocks were assigned a magnitude ( ML) of 7.0.