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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck New Zealand’s two largest islands

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck New Zealand’s two largest islands


A 6 magnitude earthquake On the open Richter scale A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s two largest islands on WednesdayAs officials confirmed, without a moment There are reports of casualties or property damage.


The New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) described the earthquake. As in “a big shock”., whose epicenter is 50 kilometers northwest of Paraparamu, with a hypocenter at a depth of 57 kilometers. “It was widely felt in the North Island,” he emphasized on his account on the social network Twitter.

According to information gathered by a New Zealand newspaper ‘The New Zealand Herald’ reported that a total of 60,000 people felt the quake. Including residents of both islands, Auckland and Christchurch. NEMA has mentioned that No tsunami hazardThe Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office posted on their Facebook account.

Earthquake A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Gisborne a few days later. North of the country at one time They suffer from the vagaries of cyclones ‘Gabriel’ has killed four people so far. Authorities have evacuated thousands of people due to flooding that has destroyed hundreds of infrastructure in the country.


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