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6.0-magnitude quake hits New Zealand's Gisborne

 ANI | Apr 5, 2021, 15:24 IST

GISBORNE: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Gisborne city of New Zeland on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said.]


The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 37.5205 degrees south latitude and 179.6745 degrees east longitude.


No casualties have been reported yet.


On March 4, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter Scale jolted Gisborne, New Zealand.
In 2011, a magnitude 6.3 quake hit the city of Christchurch, killing 185 people and destroying much of its downtown.

 

(Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/6-0-magnitude-quake-hits-new-zealands-gisborne/articleshow/81912280.cms)