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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-21/strong-earthquake-near-wellington-shakes-new-zealand/4833724<snip>
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off New Zealand, jolting the national capital, but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no immediate reports of major damage.
The quake hit at 5:09pm (local time) on Sunday, 57 kilometres south-south-west of Wellington, at a depth of 14 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.
USGS initially reported the magnitude at 6.9.
It was followed minutes later by another quake of 5.5 magnitude and came about 10 hours after a 5.8 tremor in the same region.
New Zealand's GeoNet earthquake monitoring service described the tremor, which was felt widely, as "severe".
"There was a rocking and rattling which lasted about 30 seconds," a resident in the city of Nelson said.
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)Or are we the only ones stupid enough to cause our own extra quakes?
malaise
(269,024 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)but literally straddling the boundary:
Wellington is on the southern-most tip of the North Island and right on top of or in-between these major faults.
malaise
(269,024 posts)Nothing would make me live there despite the beauty of NZ.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)Just live out in the country, and not too close to the coasts. Their west coast wouldn't be bad. I think most of their disasters have happened on the east coast, where the majority of the fault lines are.
Waiheke Island is where I'd live
malaise
(269,024 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)I think my GF wants to live in Texas with me the rest of our lives
Thanks, though
malaise
(269,024 posts)then add my fear of earthquakes.
Mind you our earthquake is way overdue here in Jamaica.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)My GF went through the big ones in Christchurch, and then moved within a month, like so many others.
Personally, I'm tired of hurricanes. I don't know how you do it down there...
malaise
(269,024 posts)watching to see if a hurricane is coming and I see it's time to watch again as another system just rolled off the African coast.
Hopefully this one will self destruct in the Atlantic.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)calling her the "Eveready Energy Bunny" of hurricanes!
malaise
(269,024 posts)he's an expert with a great sense of humor