Quake Stirs Capital
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 5:32 pm
Press Release: Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Quake Stirs Capital
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake that struck
at 5pm today was felt in Wellington and on the Kapiti
Coast.
It was centred 30km northwest of Porirua and was
55km deep, Institute of Geological & Nuclear
Sciences
Limited seismologist Warwick Smith said. The
offshore Kapiti area was a particularly active part of New
Zealand, Dr Smith said.
ENDS
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