M6.1 earthquake near Masterton, Wellington Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 35 km NNE of Masterton, New Zealand on 20 Jan 2014, 02:52 UTC at a depth of 28 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Masterton, about 36 km away in Wellington Region, New Zealand.