Earthquake – Australia – New Zealand

EDIS Number: EQ-20100903-27672-NZL
Date / time: 03/09/2010 17:03:38 [UTC]
Event: Earthquake
Area: Australia
Country: New Zealand
State/County: Southern Island
City: Christchurch
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor

Description:

A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, just 4 miles (7 km) southeast of Christchurch, in the middle of the night local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday. There were no immediate tsunami warnings. USGS earlier said the quake measured 7.3 magnitude. The center of the quake was 41 miles (66 km) deep and it struck at 1635 GMT. Christchurch, on the east coast of the South Island, is New Zealand's second-largest city with a population of about 342,000 people. "No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

Event updates:
Situation Update No. 5 on 03.09.2010 at 18:28:19.
Situation Update No. 4 on 03.09.2010 at 18:23:35.
Situation Update No. 3 on 03.09.2010 at 17:43:20.
Situation Update No. 2 on 03.09.2010 at 17:27:18.
Situation Update No. 1 on 03.09.2010 at 17:26:52.

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