Earthquake rattles New Zealand

By Xinhua

Wellington : A quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of South Island in New Zealand Wednesday. No casualties or damage was reported.


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According to GeoNet, New Zealand’s national earthquake monitor network, the quake that struck at 2.12 p.m. local time (0112 GMT) was centred 20 km east of Reefton at a depth of nine km.

It would have been felt throughout the northern part of South Island and could have caused minor damages in the Reefton area, said GeoNet.

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