Magnitude 6.5 - North Island of New Zealand, near Taupo

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...5cd74105d59d82

Quake hits New Zealand; no casualties reported
(AP) ? 22 minutes ago

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ? A powerful earthquake has struck New Zealand's North Island but there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3. Another agency in New Zealand, GeoNet, has measured the earthquake Tuesday at magnitude-6.5...

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Magnitude 5.3 - North Island of New Zealand

<table summary="Table to display specific details pertaining to this earthquake like: Time, depth, magnitude etc."><tbody><tr valign="top"><th>Reference Number</th> <td>3540736 [View event in Google Maps] [View Felt Reports in Google Maps]</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Universal Time</th> <td>July 5 2011 at 3:36</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>NZ Standard Time</th> <td>Tuesday, July 5 2011 at 3:36 pm</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Latitude, Longitude</th> <td>38.67?S, 175.75?E</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Focal Depth</th> <td>150 km</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Richter magnitude</th> <td>6.5</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Region</th> <td>Taupo</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <th>Location</th> <td>

• 30 km west of Taupo
• 220 km south-east of Auckland

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[Pathfinder]

Re: Magnitude 6.5 - North Island of New Zealand, near Taupo

Quake shakes central NZ

Published: 3:42PM Tuesday July 05, 2011 Source: ONE News


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Excerpt:

The quake, which struck at 3:36pm, was 150km deep and centred 30km west of Taupo.

Despite reports of people feeling the quake from as far away as Timaru, Geonet said it would be unlikely that it caused any damage because it was so deep.

Aftershocks were also unlikely, Geonet said.

Taupo Civil Defence said it had no call-outs related to the quake.

"We have not had any reports of damage so far, but many have reported feeling a small tremor," Taupo Emergency Manager Phil Parker said.

Full text:

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/quake-shakes-central-nz-4286520