New Zealand earthquake

New Zealand was shaken by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Wellington, with tens of thousands feeling the tremors. The quake began with a large jolt, ...

5 min ago (local time 19:38:07). 78 km NW of Lower Hutt (New Zealand) The quake began with a large jolt, followed by at least 30 seconds of moderate shaking, described by some as "massive" and "scary."

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale occurs 78km northwest of Lower Hutt in New Zealand EMSC- न्यूजीलैंड के सिविल ...

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New Zealand's capital Wellington was swayed by a strong earthquake Wednesday, with residents reporting feeling a sudden jolt and buildings quivering.

"A big shake there! "It is already a really stressful time for people -- look after yourself and the people around you," said the civil defence agency. A magnitude 6.0, 57 km deep, 50 km north-west of Paraparaumu was widely felt in the North Island," said New Zealand's Civil Defence agency.

A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck northwest of Wellington, New Zealand, on Wednesday.

According to Reuters, authorities have managed to evacuate beach settlements and are asking people to leave their homes as rivers continue to swell. This comes days after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Turkey and neighboring Syria. Meanwhile, Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides, and huge ocean swells as it left a trail of destruction in New Zealand.

New Zealand Earthquake: राहत तथा बचाव कार्य टीमों को तैनात किया गया है सुनामी की आशंका के बाद ...

Wellington: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, according to New Zealand's geoscience research service ...

चक्रवाती तूफान की मार झेल रहा न्यूजीलैंड एक बार प्राकृतिक आपदा का शिकार बना है.

राष्ट्रीय आपातकाल की भी घोषणा की गई है. हालांकि अब तक इस भूकंप से किसी तरह के नुकसान की खबर सामने नहीं आई है. दरअसल बुधवार को न्यूजीलैंड भूकंप के जोरदार झटकों से थर्रा उठा.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, according to New Zealand's geoscience research service provider.

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The quake struck as the cleanup from a devastating cyclone that killed four people and caused widespread damage across the North Island began, , new zealand ...

At 7.38 p.m., the earthquake struck at a depth of 76 kilometres. “That was a big shake! A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck the northwestern part of Wellington, New Zealand.

6.1 earthquake shook New Zealand with an epicenter in northwest Paraparaumu. Tremors were felt in Levin, Porirua, French Pass, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, ...

New Zealand Civil Defense, in a Facebook post, confirmed that a magnitude of 6.0 occurred within the country that was 57 km deep. The earthquake struck at 7.38 pm at a depth of 76km. Many explained that the earthquake was an experience more of "rolling" than "jolting." The 6.1 earthquake comes after a “moderate” 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit Gisborne during the onslaught of Cyclone Gabrielle on Monday night. A resident in New Zealand has taken to their Twitter handle to share visuals of the 6.1 earthquake that struck on Wednesday and had its epicenter in Cook Strait. Von Möller on Twitter said that he was informed about the Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake in New Zealand. The cyclone caused landslides and ocean swells, destroying scores of homes and infrastructure in the north of New Zealand. Some residents took to their Twitter handle to say that the quake was the "loudest, strongest, scariest" that they felt in several years. 6.1 magnitude earthquake “caused a long and strong shake felt widely across the North Island and Marlborough region," said GeoNet. The second earthquake was detected on the seismic data of GeoNet within an hour of the first. New Zealand MP, Angelo von Möller, on Wednesday expressed concern about the safety of the New Zealanders as the 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just weeks after the country was hit by deadly floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. As many as 61 thousand reports of feeling the jolts were registered by New Zealanders with different agencies.

Aecom associate director in ground engineering Jamie Codd moved to New Zealand in 2011, after the main Christchurch earthquake. He said that Wellington – the ...

In fact, the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake already caused significant liquefaction in the Wellington Port area and an equivalent earthquake closer to Wellington will probably do that once more, but on a larger scale. The lesson from Christchurch to try to prevent building on liquefiable soils cannot be applied to the existing areas of Wellington anymore and what is left is to apply measurements to minimize the risk and damage in Wellington in case of an earthquake. This is a similar idea to car suspension and sees the superstructure of a building decoupled from its substructure, isolating it. There is a 400mm seismic gap to allow for this movement – during the 2016 earthquake it “slid” around 15-20mm. Te Papa’s base isolation system takes the form of 152 flexible bearings, described as a “rubber-and-steel sandwich with a core of lead”, that sit between the main building and the concrete slab of its foundation. “One could imagine, for instance, to reserve the most liquefiable areas for sports fields or parks rather than residential areas, and build new residential areas on less sensitive areas. One technology to reduce earthquake impacts on buildings, pioneered by New Zealand scientist Dr William Robinson in the 1970s, is what’s known as base isolators or a base isolation system. Meanwhile, one critical piece of infrastructure that was damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura quake was State Highway 1, the country’s longest and most used road. That was in 2012 to 2013, so they’ve had several years to retrofit those buildings and apply new technologies.” The transport corridor north and south of Kaikōura suffered extensive damage and was inundated by numerous rockfalls and more than 750,000m3 of debris from 85 landslides. This has seen them construct the Transmission Gully Motorway, a new 27km road that stretches past Wellington with the express purpose of improving safety and offering better access. “They know which roads would be affected, which lifeline infrastructure would be affected, and then respond to them.

The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.1, happened at around 8 pm and was felt in the country's capital according to the GeoNet monitoring agency.

In response to the natural disaster, the New Zealand Defense Force deployed several planes and helicopters to help with the recovery efforts. Emergency services were still working in the Hawkes Bay region. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.1, happened at around 8 pm and was felt in the country’s capital according to the GeoNet monitoring agency. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins declared a national state of emergency on Tuesday due to continuous rain and flooding. On Wednesday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hits near Wellington. On Sunday, Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle hit the country’s North Island.