A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck New
Zealand’s South Island on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, hours after
a more powerful quake killed two people and damaged buildings along the east
coast of the South Island.
The
latest quake was initially measured with a magnitude of 6.8. It struck at about
1.45 p.m. local time (0045 GMT) at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), about 120 km (75
miles) northeast of Christchurch, the USGS said. — Reuters
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