New Zealand: 6 hours, 3 earthquakes

Early this morning (May 14) in local time, 3 earthquakes of 5.4 magnitude magnitude have occurred continuously in central New Zealand within 6 hours. There are still no official statistics on the damage of this earthquake.

Picture 1 of New Zealand: 6 hours, 3 earthquakes (Photo: titan.co.nz) The most intense magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurs at 1:25 am local time (13:25 'GMT, Sunday), at South Island from Nelson 20 km to the east with a depth of 90km underground.

More than four hours later, at 5:45 am (1745 GMT, Sunday), the second earthquake with a 4.1-magnitude intensity continues to rage in the northwestern part of Murchison City, located on the West Bank. of South Island, about 5km underground.

The third seismic movement moved down to North Island at a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale at 6:43 am (18:43 'GMT, CN day), on the west coast of New Plymouth. This seismic happening 10 km underground. However, it is dangerous because it occurs in the residential area of ​​Taranaki.

New Zealand is a country located on geological regions where earthquakes often occur. The earthquakes here reached a record number: 14,000 earthquakes a year. Fortunately, only about 150 battles occurred in residential areas. In it, there are only about 10 games causing normal damage.

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