A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Gisborne this evening about 8:55pm New Zealand time. We felt the earthquake here in Wellington which is about 530 kilometres south of Gisborne. There are reports of some damage to buildings in Gisborne and a loss of power there but no reports of any injuries or death. We felt a momentary shaking in the building that houses our flat in Oriental Bay but there was no damage. New Zealand is an area where two tectonic plates collide and there is a lot of seismic activity that is reported annually. This is the first time since we arrived in June of this year that we have felt any tremors.
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