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This is a list of recent earthquakes that may have been felt in the Gisborne region.

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  • Public Id: 2013p371792
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 1:30:44 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p371785
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 1:27:10 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 10 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 5 km south-west of Tokomaru Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p371748
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 1:07:42 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.7
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p371238
  • NZST: Saturday, May 18 2013 at 8:35:37 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 10 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 15 km west of Tokomaru Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p369338
  • NZST: Saturday, May 18 2013 at 3:43:23 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 39 km
  • Magnitude: 3.7
  • Location: 25 km south-west of Matawai
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  • Public Id: 2013p357858
  • NZST: Monday, May 13 2013 at 9:47:29 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 206 km
  • Magnitude: 4.8
  • Location: 25 km south-east of Tokoroa
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  • Public Id: 2013p348792
  • NZST: Friday, May 10 2013 at 1:16:58 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 15 km
  • Magnitude: 2.8
  • Location: 15 km north-west of Te Araroa
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  • Public Id: 2013p345084
  • NZST: Thursday, May 9 2013 at 4:20:36 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 12 km
  • Magnitude: 2.0
  • Location: 5 km west of Tokomaru Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p341393
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 7 2013 at 7:34:24 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 9 km
  • Magnitude: 2.2
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Tokomaru Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p339225
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 7 2013 at 12:19:20 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 0 km
  • Magnitude: 2.8
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p332491
  • NZST: Saturday, May 4 2013 at 12:31:40 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 48 km
  • Magnitude: 3.4
  • Location: 15 km south-east of Opotiki
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  • Public Id: 2013p331772
  • NZST: Saturday, May 4 2013 at 6:08:27 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 29 km
  • Magnitude: 3.2
  • Location: 15 km north of Gisborne
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  • Public Id: 2013p322658
  • NZST: Tuesday, April 30 2013 at 9:13:11 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 30 km
  • Magnitude: 3.1
  • Location: 35 km north-east of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p309531
  • NZST: Friday, April 26 2013 at 12:38:29 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 16 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 10 km north-west of Gisborne
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  • Public Id: 2013p302373
  • NZST: Tuesday, April 23 2013 at 9:04:44 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 43 km
  • Magnitude: 3.3
  • Location: 30 km north-east of Te Araroa
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  • Public Id: 2013p298474
  • NZST: Sunday, April 21 2013 at 10:27:00 pm
  • Intensity: moderate
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.5
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p296676
  • NZST: Sunday, April 21 2013 at 6:29:29 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 12 km
  • Magnitude: 2.2
  • Location: 5 km north-west of Ruatoria
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  • Public Id: 2013p289976
  • NZST: Thursday, April 18 2013 at 6:59:18 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 18 km
  • Magnitude: 2.6
  • Location: 20 km east of Tolaga Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p266279
  • NZST: Wednesday, April 10 2013 at 12:33:58 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 24 km
  • Magnitude: 2.8
  • Location: 20 km north of Gisborne
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  • Public Id: 2013p260723
  • NZST: Sunday, April 7 2013 at 11:13:25 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 15 km
  • Magnitude: 3.1
  • Location: 30 km south of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p260438
  • NZST: Sunday, April 7 2013 at 8:41:51 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 36 km
  • Magnitude: 2.8
  • Location: 10 km west of Te Araroa
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  • Public Id: 2013p255183
  • NZDT: Friday, April 5 2013 at 11:01:37 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 41 km
  • Magnitude: 3.3
  • Location: 5 km west of Te Araroa
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  • Public Id: 2013p254787
  • NZDT: Friday, April 5 2013 at 7:30:45 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 2.9
  • Location: 15 km west of Te Araroa
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  • Public Id: 2013p254784
  • NZDT: Friday, April 5 2013 at 7:29:19 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 27 km
  • Magnitude: 3.2
  • Location: 15 km west of Te Araroa
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  • Public Id: 2013p246963
  • NZDT: Tuesday, April 2 2013 at 10:02:23 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 19 km
  • Magnitude: 3.4
  • Location: 25 km west of Te Kaha
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  • Public Id: 2013p231075
  • NZDT: Thursday, March 28 2013 at 12:56:56 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 18 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 15 km south-west of Tokomaru Bay
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  • Public Id: 2013p201518
  • NZDT: Sunday, March 17 2013 at 2:29:08 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 21 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 5 km north-east of Gisborne
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  • Public Id: 2013p190981
  • NZDT: Wednesday, March 13 2013 at 4:54:46 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 20 km
  • Magnitude: 3.2
  • Location: 15 km north-west of Gisborne
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  • Public Id: 2013p185946
  • NZDT: Monday, March 11 2013 at 8:12:06 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 33 km
  • Magnitude: 2.9
  • Location: 20 km north-east of Gisborne
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  • Public Id: 2013p185746
  • NZDT: Monday, March 11 2013 at 6:25:36 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 39 km
  • Magnitude: 3.9
  • Location: 60 km east of Te Araroa
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