New Zealand earthquake

The temblor hit the Cook Strait off the coast of the capital Wellington at 7:38 p.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said, adding it was at a depth of 46 ...

The temblor hit the Cook Strait off the coast of the capital Wellington at 7:38 p.m. [declared](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/02/14/New-Zealand-Cyclone-State-Of-Emergency-Declared/4541676374477/) a National State of Emergency for only the third time in its history. [said](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jp1g/executive), adding it was at a depth of 46 miles. local time, the U.S. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/geonet/status/1625752678759567360?s=20&t=KBPmMYxAKf3rAATP6CxYLA). 15 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake shook northern New Zealand on Wednesday night, with tens of thousands of people on both of its main islands reporting having felt the natural phenomenon.

6.1 earthquake shook New Zealand with an epicenter in northwest Paraparaumu. Tremors were felt in Levin, Porirua, French Pass, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, ...

New Zealand Civil Defense, in a Facebook post, confirmed that a magnitude of 6.0 occurred within the country that was 57 km deep. The earthquake struck at 7.38 pm at a depth of 76km. Many explained that the earthquake was an experience more of "rolling" than "jolting." The 6.1 earthquake comes after a “moderate” 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit Gisborne during the onslaught of Cyclone Gabrielle on Monday night. A resident in New Zealand has taken to their Twitter handle to share visuals of the 6.1 earthquake that struck on Wednesday and had its epicenter in Cook Strait. Von Möller on Twitter said that he was informed about the Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake in New Zealand. The cyclone caused landslides and ocean swells, destroying scores of homes and infrastructure in the north of New Zealand. Some residents took to their Twitter handle to say that the quake was the "loudest, strongest, scariest" that they felt in several years. 6.1 magnitude earthquake “caused a long and strong shake felt widely across the North Island and Marlborough region," said GeoNet. The second earthquake was detected on the seismic data of GeoNet within an hour of the first. New Zealand MP, Angelo von Möller, on Wednesday expressed concern about the safety of the New Zealanders as the 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just weeks after the country was hit by deadly floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. As many as 61 thousand reports of feeling the jolts were registered by New Zealanders with different agencies.

New Zealand's capital Wellington was swayed by a strong earthquake Wednesday, with residents reporting feeling a sudden jolt and buildings quivering.

"It is already a really stressful time for people - look after yourself and the people around you," said the civil defence agency. A magnitude 6.0, 57km deep, 50km north-west of Paraparaumu was widely felt in the North Island," said New Zealand's Civil Defence agency. The US Geological Survey said the quake measured 5.7 on the moment magnitude scale, with an epicentre in the Cook Strait between the country's two main islands.

Wellington: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, according to New Zealand's geoscience research service ...

Four people - including a child - have died in landslides and floodwaters and towns remain cut off.

Police said they believed the child was caught in rising water. It's estimated to affect at least a third of the country's five million population. "We need to stop making excuses for inaction. Meanwhile, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake was widely felt across the country late on Wednesday. The body of a missing firefighter who had been caught in a landslide in west of Auckland was also found on Tuesday. One woman was killed in a landslide at her home, while another person was found dead on the shoreline, authorities said.

The Princess Royal shared a statement to New Zealanders after the country was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and an earthquake.

She later attended a Service of Remembrance at Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington. She had reportedly been due to visit the Linton Military Camp to mark the Army's Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals' 100th anniversary celebrations, in her role as Colonel-in-Chief. A national emergency has been declared in New Zealand after widespread damage from Cyclone Gabrielle. Anne's last visit to the country was in 2010, while Charles and Camilla, then the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, were the last royals to travel to New Zealand in 2019. On Wednesday, the Princess was pictured wearing a mask as she visited the National Crisis Management Centre in the basement bunker of the Beehive (the New Zealand parliament buildings). [The Princess Royal](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/princess-anne/) said her "thoughts with all New Zealanders" affected by Cyclone Gabrielle as she landed in the country for her four-day visit.

Right in the wake of the Turkey-Syria tragedy, another strong earthquake has just struck New Zealand's capital city of Wellington.

In addition, New Zealand is also struggling in the aftermath of the catastrophic Cyclone Gabrielle since Februrary 11, that has left at least three dead and inundated one-third of the country's total population. According to reports, citizens of the area felt enormous amounts of shaking as buildings began to quiver around 7:38 PM, local time. It struck the island country at 12:08 PM, Indian time.

New Zealand is dealing with the devastating impacts of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle, the country's "most destructive weather event in decades", and now an ...

The rain is also expected return to already affected parts of the country such as Hawke's Bay and Gisborne, with the risk of thunderstorms in the North Island's east on Thursday. Prior to Wednesday evening's earthquake, the New Zealand Defence Force said its priority was to "save New Zealanders from immediate and serious threats to life or limb" in Gabrielle's aftermath. New Zealand Police said they were investigating the death of one person in Gisborne, who was believed to have been caught in flood waters. On Wednesday, Mr Hipkins said everyone stranded on their roof had been rescued, but the cyclone had "taken a toll beyond property and livelihoods to people" as the Continued rain and flooding led authorities to declare a national state of emergency on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins declaring the damage caused by Gabrielle something that had "not been experienced [in New Zealand] in a generation". An earthquake has struck near New Zealand's capital Wellington, as the country grapples with widespread landslides and flooding in the wake of former tropical cyclone Gabrielle.

On February 15, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand and lasted for around 30 seconds. It was felt on both major New Zealand islands.

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Wayne Langford describes the extent of the devastation from floods caused by ex-Cyclone Gabrielle and its impact on local agriculture.

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Aecom associate director in ground engineering Jamie Codd moved to New Zealand in 2011, after the main Christchurch earthquake. He said that Wellington – the ...

In fact, the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake already caused significant liquefaction in the Wellington Port area and an equivalent earthquake closer to Wellington will probably do that once more, but on a larger scale. The lesson from Christchurch to try to prevent building on liquefiable soils cannot be applied to the existing areas of Wellington anymore and what is left is to apply measurements to minimize the risk and damage in Wellington in case of an earthquake. This is a similar idea to car suspension and sees the superstructure of a building decoupled from its substructure, isolating it. There is a 400mm seismic gap to allow for this movement – during the 2016 earthquake it “slid” around 15-20mm. Te Papa’s base isolation system takes the form of 152 flexible bearings, described as a “rubber-and-steel sandwich with a core of lead”, that sit between the main building and the concrete slab of its foundation. “One could imagine, for instance, to reserve the most liquefiable areas for sports fields or parks rather than residential areas, and build new residential areas on less sensitive areas. One technology to reduce earthquake impacts on buildings, pioneered by New Zealand scientist Dr William Robinson in the 1970s, is what’s known as base isolators or a base isolation system. Meanwhile, one critical piece of infrastructure that was damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura quake was State Highway 1, the country’s longest and most used road. That was in 2012 to 2013, so they’ve had several years to retrofit those buildings and apply new technologies.” The transport corridor north and south of Kaikōura suffered extensive damage and was inundated by numerous rockfalls and more than 750,000m3 of debris from 85 landslides. This has seen them construct the Transmission Gully Motorway, a new 27km road that stretches past Wellington with the express purpose of improving safety and offering better access. “They know which roads would be affected, which lifeline infrastructure would be affected, and then respond to them.

New Zealand has been hit by a "massive" 6.1 magnitude earthquake just one day after declaring a national state of emergency in response to Tropical Cyclone ...

Thousands on New Zealand's North Island have had their lives severely disrupted. New Zealand has been hit by a "massive" 6.1 magnitude earthquake just one day after declaring a national state of emergency in response to Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle. As New Zealand now grapples with an earthquake, The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office has warned aftershocks are to be expected.