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Moderate Earthquake Rattles Tokomaru Bay, Five Quakes Recorded

7/12/2025

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A series of small earthquakes rattled Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, this afternoon, with Geonet recording over five quakes above magnitude 2 since 2:40 PM. The most significant tremor, a magnitude 3.9, struck at 4:15 PM, shaking the ground from a depth of 14-19 km, classified as "moderate."

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A series of small earthquakes rattled Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, this afternoon, with Geonet recording over five quakes above magnitude 2 since 2:40 PM. The most significant tremor, a magnitude 3.9, struck at 4:15 PM, shaking the ground from a depth of 14-19 km, classified as "moderate."