Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
New Series of Earthquakes shake New Zealand
3:21 PM Monday Nov 1, 2010
A shallow earthquake has rattled the Manawatu and Wellington this
afternoon.
GNS Science says the magnitude 4.2 earthquake was located 30km west of
Bulls at the shallow depth of 12km, meaning it would have felt
stronger. It struck at 1.35pm.
This afternoon's quake followed a magnitude 4.0 earthquake which struck
Gisborne at 7.45am on Monday morning, and followed a stronger quake
over the weekend.
The quake struck 10km north of Te Karaka at a depth of 30km, and GNS
Science says it was likely felt across the Gisborne region.
A 4.4 magnitude quake was recorded in the same location and same depth
on Saturday afternoon.
There are no reports of damage from any of the earthquakes.
- HAWKES BAY TODAY