5.1 earthquake near New Zealand’s Christchurch city

By IANS,

Wellington : An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit New Zealand’s Christchurch city Friday morning, Xinhua reported.

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There were no reports of injuries or damage.

The quake that occurred at 5.39 a.m. local time (5.39 p.m. GMT Thursday) was centred 40 km west of the city, at a depth of 12 km, said New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS).

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority said it was checking a cross-section of buildings for damage.

In February, Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city after Auckland, was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. It killed 165 people and left parts of the city in ruins.