M6.0 earthquake near Rangiora, Canterbury

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 90 km N of Amberley, New Zealand on 10 Feb 1990, 03:27 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Rangiora, about 108 km away in Canterbury, New Zealand.