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5.0 earthquake hits New Zealand's lower South Island

Other News Materials 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
5.0 earthquake hits New Zealand's lower South Island

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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