Magnitude 6 quake jolts New Zealand

ISTANBUL – A strong earthquake shook New Zealand's South Island on Wednesday.

According to GeoNet, “a magnitude 6.0 earthquake with strong shaking has occurred at 9:14 a.m. (local time).”

“The earthquake was 11 km. deep and located within 45 km. north of Geraldine and felt widely throughout the Canterbury region,” GeoNet said in a statement.

There were no reports of any damage.

“The quake was centered in the Rangitata Gorge area where two identified active faults meet – the Ben McLeod Fault and the Lake Heron Fault,” said GeoNet, which monitors geological hazards in New Zealand.

“This area has no known historical quakes above magnitude 5,” it added. (Anadolu)