Damaged buildings in the capital, stopped trains and lack of electricity – the effects of morning earthquake in New Zealand. There are no reports of casualties.
crack on the street in Wellington
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Centre quake was at a depth of six kilometers under the ocean floor, 57 km from the coast, near Welington. The impact of shocks is estimated at 6.5 on the Richter scale.
capital was damaged parliament building, where else blew glass from the windows, burst water pipe. The airport was closed briefly. People have reason to worry – says Tony Vale of public radio in New Zealand. “I was told that pubs and restaurants in Wellington are full. Police are asking people to go home and see if the neighbors all right. Most of us are prepared for an earthquake, we have emergency kits – water, flashlight and food to if you use them. “
New Zealand is in the seismically active area. Evidence where several thousand earthquakes a year, of which about 20 are fairly strong earthquake such as the present one.
Raphael Motriuk
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