Earthquake New Zealand

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has shaken tens of thousands of New Zealanders on Wednesday evening, jolting both islands in the wake of former Tropical Cyclone ...

[February 15, 2023] [are dead in the wake of the cyclone.](https://www.news.com.au/world/pacific/cyclone-gabrielle-devastates-new-zealand/news-story/1934834976c786015230087e8328e687) At the antman preview screening in Wellington, earthquake just hit and like a third of the theatre is like nah we’re outta here— flatboy sim (@tobefairbrother) [#mafsaunz] [February 15, 2023] A steady rumble reportedly followed afterwards. [#eqnz] [February 15, 2023] Never ever liked earthquakes, but I’m so grateful there’s no big damage, and we’re safe. We received over 61k felt reports.— GeoNet (@geonet) “At the Antman preview screening in Wellington, (an) earthquake just hit and like a third of the theatre is like nah we’re outta here,” she said. [#eqnz] [pic.twitter.com/groahGzrtY] [February 15, 2023] What was scariest was how loud it was 😳🥺— Rewa (@itsrewahawkins) One woman at a preview screening of the upcoming Antman movie, said a third of the theatre fled when the earthquake struck.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near the New Zealand capital Wellington on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, ...

Geological Survey said, as the nation grapples with widespread landslides and flooding across a sodden landscape after a cyclone. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near the New Zealand capital Wellington on Wednesday, the U.S.

The quake struck at 7.38 p.m. (0638GMT) about 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Paraparaumu at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 miles), Radio New Zealand ...

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The quake struck at 7.38 p.m. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Paraparaumu, a town in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand, state-run media said on Wednesday,

As it reels from its worst storm in 35 years, New Zealanders have been rattled by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.

New Zealand lies on the seismically active “Ring of Fire”, a 40,000km arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches girdling much of the Pacific Ocean. “We were up off the couch and under the doorframe with that in Whanganui,” Leigh-Marama McLachlan tweeted. The earthquake’s epicentre was about 75 kilometres north of Wellington, off the Kapiti Coast, and 48 kilometres deep.

As it reels from its worst storm in 35 years, New Zealanders have been rattled by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.

New Zealand lies on the seismically active “Ring of Fire”, a 40,000-kilometre arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches girdling much of the Pacific Ocean. “We were up off the couch and under the doorframe with that in Whanganui,” Leigh-Marama McLachlan tweeted. With resources of the National Emergency Management Agency already tied up in the cyclone aftermath, the agency was on alert for any quake destruction or tsunami threat.

On February 15, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand and lasted for around 30 seconds. It was felt on both major New Zealand islands.

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Four people - including a child - have died in landslides and floodwaters and towns remain cut off.

Police said they believed the child was caught in rising water. It's estimated to affect at least a third of the country's five million population. "We need to stop making excuses for inaction. Meanwhile, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake was widely felt across the country late on Wednesday. The body of a missing firefighter who had been caught in a landslide in west of Auckland was also found on Tuesday. One woman was killed in a landslide at her home, while another person was found dead on the shoreline, authorities said.

Wayne Langford describes the extent of the devastation from floods caused by ex-Cyclone Gabrielle and its impact on local agriculture.

For the latest information, search Wayne Langford describes the extent of the devastation from floods caused by ex-Cyclone Gabrielle and its impact on local agriculture.

The earthquake's epicentre was 50 km from the town of Paraparaumu, according to Geonet.

MOST READ TRENDING The Prime Minister stated that with around 1,400 people unaccounted for since the cyclone crisis began, 1,100 have been reported found. He added that all people stranded on roofs by floodwaters have been rescued.

New Zealand is dealing with the devastating impacts of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle, the country's "most destructive weather event in decades", and now an ...

The rain is also expected return to already affected parts of the country such as Hawke's Bay and Gisborne, with the risk of thunderstorms in the North Island's east on Thursday. Prior to Wednesday evening's earthquake, the New Zealand Defence Force said its priority was to "save New Zealanders from immediate and serious threats to life or limb" in Gabrielle's aftermath. New Zealand Police said they were investigating the death of one person in Gisborne, who was believed to have been caught in flood waters. On Wednesday, Mr Hipkins said everyone stranded on their roof had been rescued, but the cyclone had "taken a toll beyond property and livelihoods to people" as the Continued rain and flooding led authorities to declare a national state of emergency on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins declaring the damage caused by Gabrielle something that had "not been experienced [in New Zealand] in a generation". An earthquake has struck near New Zealand's capital Wellington, as the country grapples with widespread landslides and flooding in the wake of former tropical cyclone Gabrielle.