M6.6 earthquake near Gisborne, Gisborne

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Gisborne, New Zealand on 20 Dec 2007, 07:55 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Gisborne, about 47 km away in Gisborne, New Zealand.