New Zealand Hit By Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake, Days After Cyclone Gabrielle

 

New Zealand Crisis Live: Massive Earthquake Hits Wellington As Nation Deals With Cyclone Aftermath

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New Zealand Crisis Live: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has added to woes of an already-drowning New Zealand.

After an emergency was declared due to a cyclone, a massive earthquake jolted the nation.

 

The epicentre of the quake was Wellington.

 

Breaking News: On Feb 15 2023 Wednesday, a strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck 50 kilometres to the northwest of Paraparaumu, New Zealand. At a depth of 57.4 km, the epicentre was situated at a moderately shallow depth. The 76-kilometer-deep earthquake occurred at 7:38 p.m.

 

No reports of civilian injuries were made. The shock was felt in the communities of Paraparaumu, Levin, Porirua, French Pass, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Whanganui, Waverley, Palmerston North, Feilding, Picton, Eketahuna, Masterton, Martinborough, Hunterville, Hawera, Blenheim, Seddon, Nelson, Dannevirke, Pongaroa, Stratford, Opunake, and Taihape.

 

Earlier on Monday, the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand were shaken by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1.

 

Lower North Island rocked by magnitude 6.1 earthquake

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Geonet listed the magnitude as 6.1. It was centred 50km northwest of Paraparaumu.

The Lower North Island has been rocked by a strong earthquake.

The magnitude-6.1 quake struck at 7.38pm on Wednesday and was centred 50km northwest of Paraparaumu, at a depth of 48km. Geonet classified the quake as “strong”.

 

More than 60,600 people from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island reported feeling the quake on Geonet by 8.10pm. The majority of those people reported the quake as light, while 72 said it was extreme.

Train users in Wellington should expect severe delays, with Metlink sticking to a 25kph speed restriction until it received full clearance.

 

National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was at a Wellington Women’s Homeless Trust function at Sky Stadium with about 500 others when the earthquake hit.

 

“We were just standing talking around the table, and a few people started to hold the table,” she said.

Her first thoughts were hoping the earthquake wasn’t centered in an area ravaged by the rains. She saw some people try and get under the tables.

When asked how he felt about the quake Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said it was “unprintable”.

“I was looking out the window for a plague of locusts.”

 

A staff member at New World Metro Willis St, in Wellington, said no items seemed to have fallen from the shelves.

“I thought it was the wind to begin with.”

Another employee was sitting at a table when it happened and thought “someone was shaking their leg”, causing the table to wobble.

“It didn’t feel like much.”

Facebook’s Wellington - Live page had more than one thousand reactions from locals who felt the quake.

One posted that “Ohakune was shaking big time”. Another in Ōwhango, about 20km south of Taumaranui, said they were “only just cleaning up and got our power back on from the cyclone and now getting shaken by that earthquake”.

 

The National Emergency Management Agency had cleared any threats of a tsunami following the quake, while partner agencies and councils were checking for any superficial damage.

Civil Defence is monitoring the situation and no significant damage has been reported, a spokesperson said.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said at 8.20pm it had not been alerted to any incidents relating to the quake.

The last strong earthquake, also measuring 6, was 5km south of Te Aroha on February 3.

 

New Zealand Hit By Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake, Days After Cyclone Gabrielle

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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has hit New Zealand, near Wellington. Tremors were felt on both the North and South Islands. It comes days after a National State of Emergency was declared after Cyclone Gabrielle.

 

 

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocks lower North Island

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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has rocked the lower North Island this evening, with thousands reported to have felt it.

 

The earthquake struck at 7.38pm at a depth of 48km. It was centred 50km north-west of Paraparaumu.

Over 60,000 people around the country have reported on GeoNet feeling the earthquake.

A man who was working atop the Wellington train station told 1News it was “scary”.

“I was like oh I gotta go home now,” he laughed.

One woman told 1News she was sitting in a restaurant on Wellington’s waterfront when the quake struck.

“It was like a rumbling motion…Most people stopped, paused, looked around to see if it would get any worse.

“There were some lights swaying but no damage.”

Thousands felt the earthquake that struck off the Kapiti Coast. (Source: GeoNet)

Another told 1News she didn’t feel the quake as she was on the bus at the time, but was quick to get in touch with her parents in Paraparaumu after receiving a notification on her phone.

“I was like ‘oh my gosh is everyone okay?’ and they said some stuff had fallen down…it was a little bit scary.”

The quake struck off the Kapiti Coast, but GeoNet have advised there is no threat of a tsunami.

"Remember, drop, cover hold in the event of aftershocks," GeoNet said.

1News reporter Larissa Howie was on the ground in Wellington and said there was no obvious signs of damage in Wellington CBD.