Wellington: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre informed.
According to the EMSC, the earthquake occurred 78 km northwest of Lower Hutt, near Wellington.
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#Earthquake confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M6.1 || 78 km NW of Lower Hutt (New Zealand) || 5 min ago (local time 19:38:07). Follow the thread for the updates? pic.twitter.com/QLRK4EGfmz
— EMSC (@LastQuake) February 15, 2023
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There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property due to the earthquake.
The earthquake in New Zealand comes nearly 10 days after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake jolted Syria and Turkey.
