Effects
The earthquake was initially reported to have caused no deaths, but an elderly woman in Gisborne was discovered to have suffered a heart attack and died shortly after the quake.
A number of buildings in central Gisborne were damaged. The central business district was closed off to allow building inspectors to assess buildings for damage; three buildings had collapsed. There were blackouts immediately after the earthquake hit. The town clock stopped at 8:55pm as a result of the earthquake.
As of 14 January 2008, the Earthquake Commission had received over 3100 insurance claims amounting to $16 million. It was earlier estimated that the cost of damage caused by the earthquake could rise to $30 million.
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