Thursday, May 24, 2012
Strong earthquake strikes off New Zealand
By Associated Press
POSTED: 09:58 p.m. HST, Jan 18, 2012
INVERCARGILL, New Zealand >> A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island, but there are no reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warning has been issued.
The 6.1-magnitude quake struck Thursday 126 miles west of New Zealand’s southernmost city, Invercargill, at a depth of 11 miles
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue an alert.
A devastating quake ravaged the New Zealand city of Christchurch last year, killing 182 people.
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manakuke wrote:
New Zealand is very active recently experiencing a devastating earthquake.
on January 19,2012 | 04:32AM
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