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Christchurch
rocked by strongest quake in months
A
strong earthquake has rocked Christchurch this afternoon - the first
to be widely felt in months.
17
May, 2013
Initial
reports by GeoNet said it was a magnitude-4.1 shake, located 25km
south-west of Christchurch, near Darfield, at a depth of 7km.
Quake-hardened
Cantabrians went on social media to record their experiences of the
rare jolt, which hit at 3.59pm.
"Sharp
jolt in Cashmere. Scared the beejesus out of me,'' said one person on
the TradeMe community forum.
Another
said: "A wobble and a bit of noise ... first one I've felt in
months ... I actually said a rude word!''
GeoNet
rated the Mercalli Intensity as 5 - the power with which the tremor
is felt on the earth's surface.
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