5.0 earthquake hits New Zealand's lower South Island

14 March 2010 04:54 (UTC+04:00)

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck in Fiordland, New Zealand's lower South Island, on Sunday morning, causing no casualties or damages, Xinhua reported.
   The quake, occurred at 08:55 a.m. local time (19:55 GMT Saturday), was centered 80 km west of Te Anau at a focal depth of 7 km, New Zealand's Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science reported.
   It was likely to have been felt in Fiordland and possibly western Southland.

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