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M 6.8, Gisborne, December 20 2007
This offshore event caused buildings to collapse in the Gisborne CBD.
- Location: Gisborne
- Date (NZ Daylight Time): Thursday, December 20 2007 at 8:55 pm
- Epicentre: 38.86°S, 178.52°E
- Focal Depth: 40 km
- Maximum Intensity: MM 8
- Magnitude: ML 6.8
- Casualties: 1 death due to heart attack, 11 injured
- Further Information:
This earthquake struck just before 9 pm and was felt from Auckland to Dunedin, and on the Chatham Islands. Several buildings in the Gisborne Central Business District collapsed, and others were structurally damaged. It was fortunate that no-one was killed by falling rubble. Lesser damage was reported from other parts of the Gisborne region, Hawke's Bay, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu and Wellington.
