M5.1 earthquake near Gisborne, Gisborne
2572 d ago · 1 Oct 2019, 05:16 UTC 38 km SE of Wairoa, New Zealand
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Wairoa, New Zealand on 1 Oct 2019, 05:16 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Gisborne, about 68 km away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
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First reported by USGS
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