There had been reports from local residents that buildings were damaged and water tanks had been shaken loose, she said. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) A magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday but did not appear to generate a tsunami. I have felt several aftershocks and it is very unnerving.” “We live about halfway between Hanmer Springs and Christchurch and it was a significant shake. Hurunui District’s deputy mayor, Marie Black, who lives in the earthquake epicentre, told the New Zealand Herald she had been asleep when the first tremor hit. There have been scores of aftershocks throughout the night in New Zealand some of them very strong and large parts of the coast including the city of Wellington have been evacuated. Some houses, roads and bridges have also been damaged. Although he was unable to give any further details. In the early hours of the morning the country’s Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee confirmed the first casualties from the earthquake in the town of Kaikoura, on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The tsunami threat is for the east coast of all New Zealand (including Christchurch, Wellington and the Chatham islands) #eqnz /z85tsZ0e27- MCDEM November 13, 2016 Patrick Tia Reid, 37, was among those in American Samoa, situated some 3,300 km (2,000 miles) north-east of New Zealand, who had been told to evacuate to higher ground in an emergency bulletin.

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