M6.1 earthquake near Richmond, Tasman District

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 73 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand on 24 Apr 2015, 03:36 UTC at a depth of 48 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 Richmond, about 82 km away in Tasman District, New Zealand.