Business Standard

Thursday, December 19, 2024 | 10:12 PM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolts New Zealand, epicenter in Cook Strait

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, according to New Zealand's geoscience research service provider.

New Zealand, NZ Flag

Photo: iStock

IANS Wellington

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, according to New Zealand's geoscience research service provider.

It occurred at 19:38 local time (0638 GMT), striking 50 km northwest of Paraparaumu, a town in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand, 55 km north of the nation's capital city, Wellington, at a depth of 57.4 km, said the GNS Science, Xinhua News Agency reported.

There are no reports of casualties so far.

--IANS

int/svn/

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Feb 15 2023 | 3:48 PM IST

Explore News Home