An earthquake shook New Zealand
An earthquake shook New Zealand
Residents of New Zealand were startled by a new earthquake.
A magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale was enough to surprise people unpleasantly.
There was also an aftershock measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale.
The quake was centered near Christchurch.
„We have received over 7000 felt reports. There was also light shaking in the area yesterday evening, and M4.0 at the same spot overnight 2:21AM,“ reported GeoNet on Twitter.
Here is the exact data from the Center Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen
Magnitude ML 4.0
Region SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Date time 2023-04-20 19:37:35.9 UTC
Location 43.53 S; 172.87E
Depth 20 km
Distances 294 km SSW of Wellington, New Zealand / pop: 381,000 / local time: 07:37:35.9 2023-04-21
19 km ENE of Christchurch, New Zealand / pop: 363,000 / local time: 07:37:35.9 2023-04-21
Here are the comments on the web:
Strongest one so far today. Another shakes several minutes before this one but weaker. Foreshock?
Vey light shaking but still enough to feel it.
Yeah felt that one here in SW Chch. Felt more like a rolleston roller. Almost gentle but not
The quake was also felt elsewhere in New Zealand, the New Zealand Herald nzherald.co.nz reports
It’s about Canterbury.
It was felt as far north as the town of Kaiapoi.
There is also data for Ashburton, but there is only one witness.
People in Christchurch’s eastern suburbs felt it the most.
