New Zealand shaken by series of earthquakes
- FTT Creations
- Sep 12, 2020
- 1 min read
New Zealand has been shaken by a series of earthquakes on Saturday evening. A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 25km southwest of Wellington just after 8.30pm and was felt by more than 1500 people, according to GeoNet. The majority of people, over 940, indicated the shaking was only weak and more than 500 reporting the shaking they felt was light. It comes after parts of Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, and Bay of Plenty were shaken by a magnitude 4.7 quake which struck 125km north of Te Kaha. The 7.53pm quake was 5km deep and the shaking was unnoticeable close to the quake However, there were reports of people feeling shaking on the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island. There have also been several smaller quakes since at 8.05pm west of Taupo rated 2.2, and at 8.20pm north of Te Kaha rated 2.7.
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