On Thursday, December 20th, a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Gisbourne, New Zealand causing gaping holes in streets, over ten fires, tall buildings crashing to the ground, and major damage to homes and other small buildings. It hit precisely at 8:55pm and the strong temors ran thiry-one miles away from Gisbourne, the quakes' main target.
One resident of Gisbourne, Kathleen Munn, said that, "The house itself was all right, bit it made a pretty horrific sound. Maybe half the books fell off the bookcase and a large pile of CD's looked like someone had thrown them across the room. A lot of glassware fell of the shelves and smashed to bits. it just felt like the whole ouse was lurching from side to side."
New Zealand lies on the Pacifc "Ring of Fire," where plates in the Earth's crust cause frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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