Massive 5.6 earthquake shakes New Zealand’s South Island
New Zealand has been rocked by a 5.6 earthquake on the nation’s South Island.
The quake struck near the town of Blenheim in the Marlborough District on Monday afternoon at a depth of 30 kilometres, government seismic monitor Geonet said.
There were no immediate damages or injuries reported.
Shocked Kiwis recalled feeling the quake.
‘The floor shook a heavy table shook and the floor of the house and the walls shook. We got out if the house,’ one wrote.
Another added: ‘Is there going to be a tsunami? In Tuamarina and close to the sea?
New Zealand is one of many nations that lie on the seismically active ‘Ring of Fire’, a 40,000-km arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches girdling much of the Pacific Ocean.
More to come.
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