New Zealand's Decrease North Island has been rocked by a robust earthquake.
The magnitude-6.1 quake struck at 7.38pm (native time 5:38 AEDT) on Wednesday and was centred 50km north-west of the city of Paraparaumu, which is about 10km north of the capital, Wellington, at a depth of 48km.
Greater than 60,600 folks reported feeling the quake on Geonet within the following half-hour.
The vast majority of these folks reported the quake as feeling "mild", whereas 72 reported it as excessive.
It was felt from the highest of the North Island to the underside of the South Island.
Individuals in central Christchurch felt the sluggish roll, which lasted a couple of minute.
The final robust earthquake, additionally measuring 6, was 5km south of Te Aroha, a city within the north of the North Island, on February 3.
The earthquake is the second pure catastrophe to hit New Zealand in a matter of days, after Cyclone Gabrielle induced the worst injury in a era, in line with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, and killed 4 folks.
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