Strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake felt across South Island
The area where a strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on Wednesday morning has no known historical quakes above magnitude 5.0, GeoNet says.
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The area where a strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on Wednesday morning has no known historical quakes above magnitude 5.0, GeoNet says.
One of the largest quakes of 2023 struck in an area with low known levels of activity.
One of the largest quakes of 2023 struck in an area with low known levels of activity.
What was one of the largest earthquakes of 2023 struck in a seismically quiet area, near faults that’ve produced only a handful of big shakes in the past 1
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