Powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Cook Strait, New Zealand [1]

By: Theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com, 07/21/2013

WELLINGTON, NZ - A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand, rattling the capital Wellington and some other cities. The quake was later downgraded to a 6.5 by the USGS. The quake on Sunday hit 57km southwest of Wellington at a depth of 10.1km, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of major damage and injuries after the earthquake but some water mains were broken, windows smashed and power lines downed. Wellington police inspector Marty Parker said there had been minor structural damage that had left parts of the city without power. No tsunami alert was issued. New Zealand’s GeoNet earthquake monitoring service described the 6.9 tremor which was felt widely as severe.

 

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