[url]https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/magnitude-60-earthquake-felt-in-wellington/65IK6BHLOBB45C7TGWKZTUUOTI/[/url] or https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/magnitude-60-earthquake-felt-in-wellington/65IK6BHLOBB45C7TGWKZTUUOTI/ - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/magnitude-60-earthquake-felt-in-wellington/65IK6BHLOBB45C7TGWKZTUUOTI/ ; Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have been shaken by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake centred near Wellington tonight - described by some as “massive” and “scary”. The quake started with a large jolt followed by at least 30 seconds of moderate shaking. GeoNet says the quake took place at 7.38pm around 50km northwest of Paraparaumu at a depth of 48km. It classed the shaking as strong. More than 60,000 Kiwis reported feeling the quake with the official GeoNet site, including in Auckland and Christchurch. One resident of the Garden City described it as a rolling sensation as opposed to “jolty”.
The National Emergency Management Agency has advised there is no tsunami threat. The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office said aftershocks should be expected. A short time later another earthquake, this one magnitude 4.0, hit 45km southwest of Taumarunui and at a depth of 78km. and [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle ; A firefighter went missing after being caught in a landslide in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriwai" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" title="Muriwai - Muriwai , and was later found dead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-44" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [44] Three other people were found dead in Hawke's Bay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-45" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [45] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-46" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [46] Chris Hipkins announced on 13 February that the Government would provide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_dollar" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" title="New Zealand dollar - NZ$ 11.5 million to support the community response to the cyclone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-:2-23" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [23] The maximum rainfall from Gabrielle was 408.7 millimetres (16.09 in), which occurred at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenbervie,_New_Zealand" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" title="Glenbervie, New Zealand - Glenbervie Forest . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-47" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [47] - In Vanuatu, Malpoi, a village in the northwest of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Island" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" title="Santo Island - Santo Island , was severely impacted with landslides, mud, and destruction of houses and gardens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-rnz-52" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [52] The water supply was also contaminated. As their plantations were damaged by the landslide, Allan Taman's chairman stated that the villagers may require long-term financial assistance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-rnz-52" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [52] In New Caledonia, the cyclone was threatened with strong swell warnings in place for 16 district, 14 boats were damaged and one sunk due to wind and swells, leading to an evacuation plan for the damaged ships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gabrielle#cite_note-rnz-52" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; - [52] DJ An earthquake following a major storm may have links to such a storm and the amount-pressure-of water... So far the weather did see 4 people dying...More news when available...
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