Earthquake — New Zealand: Off Coast North Island

Quando

20 de dez. de 2007

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitude

6.6

Onde

New Zealand

Coordenadas

39.01° S, 178.29° E

Deaths

1

Houses destroyed

3

Intensity mmi

7

Depth km

20

Earthquake in New Zealand

The 2007 Gisborne earthquake occurred under the Pacific Ocean about 50 kilometres (31 mi) off the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island at 8:55 pm NZDT on 20 December. With a moment magnitude of 6.7 and maximum Mercalli intensity of VII, the tremor affected the city of Gisborne and was felt widely throughout the country, from Auckland in the north to Dunedin in the south.

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