Open AccessOrmond earthquake - 10 August 1993
Author(s) -
Howard Chapman
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.26.3.309-311
Subject(s) - epicenter , seismology , magnitude (astronomy) , geology , geography , bridging (networking) , forensic engineering , history , engineering , computer science , computer security , physics , astronomy
The earthquake which shook Gisbome at 21.46h on 10 August 1993 was reportedly alarming to local residents and was felt widely across the North Island. The event is described separately in more detail in this Bulletin. Briefly, the earthquake has been preliminarily assigned a magnitude of ML 6.4 with a focal depth of 70 km. The epicentre was located 20 to 25 km north of Gisbome. Reports from the area were of only light building damage, and of bridging generally experiencing few problems, except that single lane traffic operations were necessary on two state highway bridges for a period after the event.