7.4 magnitude quake rattles New Zealand - Powerful earthquake has shaken the South Island of New Zealand. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake of 7.4 on the
Richter scale (SR) it happened at midnight and is located approximately
95 km from Christchurch.
m Quoted from the BBC, Sunday (11/13/2016), Christchurch until today still recovering from the earthquake that shook it in 2011, in which 185 people were killed, and destroy the town center.
New Zealand is a country located in the Ring of Fire, which is the area with frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
Until this news was revealed, there are no reports of damage from the earthquake that occurred in the South Island.
Herald newspaper said the tremor felt in Wellington, where the sound of sirens and people fleeing from buildings, some of them crying.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the United States, there is no threat of a tsunami on the earthquake.
7.1 magnitude earthquake that devastated 169 km northeast Gisborne on the North Island in September, which triggered a tsunami warning. The incident caused some damage to buildings but caused no injuries.
Tags: earthquake, New Zealand, Tsunami, 7,4 magnitude
m Quoted from the BBC, Sunday (11/13/2016), Christchurch until today still recovering from the earthquake that shook it in 2011, in which 185 people were killed, and destroy the town center.
New Zealand is a country located in the Ring of Fire, which is the area with frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
Until this news was revealed, there are no reports of damage from the earthquake that occurred in the South Island.
Herald newspaper said the tremor felt in Wellington, where the sound of sirens and people fleeing from buildings, some of them crying.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the United States, there is no threat of a tsunami on the earthquake.
7.1 magnitude earthquake that devastated 169 km northeast Gisborne on the North Island in September, which triggered a tsunami warning. The incident caused some damage to buildings but caused no injuries.
Tags: earthquake, New Zealand, Tsunami, 7,4 magnitude
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