New Zealand earthquake: New Zealand earthquake 7.2 magnitude
A strong earthquake of 7.2 magnitude rattled New Zealand Saturday morning at 4:35 a.m.
The epicenter of the earthquake was four miles south-southeast from Christchurch, on the nation’s south island. Christchurch is the nation’s second largest city having 372,000 population. According to the local media reports, a strong aftershocks and power outages is seen throughout the city.
Christchurch is New Zealand’s second largest city with a population of approximately 372,000.
Radio New Zealand said the earthquake was felt like a long rolling motion and it lasted up to about 40 seconds.
Christchurch’s Twitter users tweeted about the earthquake. Below are few of the tweets:
@mojomathers: OMG! That was a freakin big earthquake. Stuff broken. Ongoin aftershocks. Hope everyone ok
@the4avenues: CRAZY earthquake in #Christchurch this morning! That got me out of bed faster than any alarm-clock.
@julierodenberg: 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. It shook the water out of the toilet bowl. Crazy!
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