Quake Shakes Wellington Again

Friday, 28 April 2000, 2:32 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

At 9.15pm last night a 5.5 richter magnitude quake centered 60km South of Patea was felt in Wellington.

The quake had a focal depth of 145 km and was felt for just a couple of seconds in Karori. The quake follows unusual activity at White Island and a series of quakes in the Wairarapa and Marlborough Sounds.

Alastair Thompson

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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.

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