5.6-magnitude quake hits central New Zealand
WELLINGTON - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 75km north of French Pass, central New Zealand, at 11.53am local time on Friday, according to the country’s geological hazard monitoring system GeoNet.
The quake struck as thousands of football fans were heading to Wellington Regional Stadium for the Women’s World Cup quarter-final clash between Spain and the Netherlands, which kicks off at 1pm, the New Zealand Herald reported. In a tweet, GeoNet said, “shaking like this is a good reminder that earthquakes can occur anywhere in New Zealand at any time”.The NZ Herald reported that one Christchurch resident who felt the shaking said it “brought back bad memories of 2011 ”.
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