2007 Gisborne earthquake

Earthquake in New Zealand November 2019 April 2024 2007 Gisborne earthquake 2007-12-20 07:55:15 250px usp000fuvt 13293317 20 December 2007 yes 8:55 pm NZDT (UTC+13) New Zealand Damage outside Health 2000 Main Street 6.7 w yes VII 0.28 g 33 km on en-UK -38.89 178.54 inline,title region:NZ_type:event New Zealand 1 dead, 11 injured The 2007 Gisborne earthquake occurred under the Pacific Ocean about 50 km off the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island at 8:55 pm NZDT on 20 December. With a moment magnitude of 6.7 and maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very Strong), the tremor affected the city of Gisborne and was felt widely throughout the country, from Auckland in the north to Dunedin in the south.M 6.7, Gisborne, 20 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20181015193405/https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/story/2839343 15 October 2018 . GeoNet. Tectonic setting New Zealand lies along the boundary between the Indo-Australian plate and Pacific plate. In the South Island, most of the relative displacement between these plates is taken up along a single dextral (right lateral) strike-slip fault with a major reverse component, the Alpine Fault. In the North Island, displacement is mainly taken up along the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone, although the remaining dextral strike-slip component is accommodated by the North Island Fault System. Subduction off the coast takes place at the Hikurangi Trough, which runs parallel to the East Coast of the North Island and is the southern extension from the Kermadec Trench, however earthquakes here occur less frequently.Mouslopoulou, V., Nicol, A., Little, T. A., & Walsh, J. J. (2007). Terminations of large strike-slip faults: an alternative model from New Zealand https://web.archive.org/web/20220407060117/http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/290/1/387.abstract 7 April 2022 . Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 290 (1), pp 387–415. Earthquake The earthquake occurred at 8:55 pm on 20 December 2007 off the coast of Gisborne, at a depth of about 40 kilometres. Shaking mostly affected Gisborne, but was felt throughout the country, from Auckland to Dunedin. Small appliances or furniture slipped or fell as far south as Wellington. Effects While the earthquake was initially reported to have caused no deaths, an elderly woman in Gisborne suffered a heart attack and died shortly after the quake.One dead, up to 20 injured after huge quake https://web.archive.org/web/20200126044138/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/ 26 January 2020 , The New Zealand Herald, 21 December 2007. A number of buildings in central Gisborne were damaged and had their roofs cave in. The central business district was closed off to allow building inspectors to assess buildings for damage; three buildings had collapsed. Gisborne's standby sewage system was activated. There were power outages immediately after the earthquake hit.21 December 2007 Quake 6.8 magnitude hits east coast http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1517721 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071231163447/http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1517721 31 December 2007 29 July 2024 1News Temporary problems with phone, water and gas lines also occurred.21 December 2007 Woman's death blamed on NZ quake https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-12-21/womans-death-blamed-on-nz-quake/994066 29 July 2024 ABC News Australia The town clock stopped at 8:55 pm.'Rattled Gisborne residents pick up the pieces after quake', 3News. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2009. Archived 10 June 2009. The Earthquake Commission had received over 6,200 insurance claims costing a total of about $25 million, the biggest number since the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake.Earthquake Commission Annual Report 2007–2008 https://www.eqc.govt.nz/assets/Publications-Resources/EQC-Annual-Report-2007-08.pdf 31 July 2024 6,7 24 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240624071808/https://www.eqc.govt.nz/assets/Publications-Resources/EQC-Annual-Report-2007-08.pdf live It was earlier estimated that the cost of damage caused by the earthquake could rise to $30 million.The $30m shockwave https://web.archive.org/web/20071223000316/http://www.stuff.co.nz/4332985a11.html 23 December 2007 , 22 December 2007 The National Crisis Management Centre was activated after the earthquake struck. A state of emergency started on 21 December and lasted until 22 December.15 May 2008 City was lucky, earthquake seminar told https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/city-was-lucky-earthquake-seminar-told/GCYVW2MJCR4EIKU2KCYAQH4LJE/ 6 October 2024 NZPA Liquefaction occurred near the Waipaoa River, and there was an increased activity in nearby mud volcanoes.4 December 2008 The Mw 6.6 Gisborne Earthquake of 2007: Preliminary Records and General Source Characterisation https://www.nzsee.org.nz/db/Bulletin/Archive/41(4)0266.pdf New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering See also List of earthquakes in 2007 List of earthquakes in New Zealand References External links New Zealand earthquake report – Magnitude 6.7, Thursday, 20 December 2007 at 8:55:17 pm (NZDT). GeoNet. 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