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New Zealand: Strong Earthquake Aftershock jolts Christchurch
April 16, 2011 - 4:29PM
NZPA
Christchurch has been rocked by a magnitude 5.3 aftershock.
The 5.49pm quake was centred 10km northeast of Diamond Harbour, at
a depth of 11km and was felt strongly in Christchurch, GNS
reported. It was also felt in Timaru.
Christchurch remains devastated following a magnitude 6.3 quake on
February 22, which claimed an estimated 181 lives.
That quake followed a magnitude 7.1 quake last September 4.
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