M4.3 earthquake near Stoke, Nelson Region

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Nelson, New Zealand on 7 Dec 2017, 08:30 UTC at a depth of 88 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Stoke, about 18 km away in Nelson Region, New Zealand.