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Christchurch earthquake: 'Severe' magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits New Zealand city
Updated 8 minutes agoSun 14 Feb 2016, 2:35pm
A "severe" magnitude 5.7 earthquake has hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch almost five years after a deadly tremor devastated the region.
Key points:
- No immediate reports of structural damage to buildings: emergency services
- Tremor caused objects to fall off shelves, at least one building evacuated: media reports
- Earthquake too small to cause a tsunami: GeoNet spokeswoman
GeoNet Science, the official New Zealand earthquake monitoring service, warned of aftershocks following the "severe intensity" quake.
A police spokesman said there were no reports of damage or major injuries, although the tremor did cause "some major rocks to be dislodged into the sea" near Sumner.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-14/magnitude-5.8-earthquake-hits-christchurch/7166604
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