Asia Tsunami Watch

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Sunday, August 13, 2006

Earthquake hits south New Zealand

n earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale at 16:29 local time (4:29 GMT) Sunday was widely felt over a large part of the central and upper South Island of New Zealand.

According to the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, local earthquake monitor network, the Earthquake was centered 30 kilometers east of Murchison and 10 kilometers west of St Arnaud, at a depth of 100 kilometers.

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