New Zealand(zeropoint9) Strong earthquake hit the Wellington New Zealand. According to the US Geological Survey, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred near Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, on Wednesday. Remember that New Zealand is already suffering from large-scale landslides and floods after the storm. The country’s National Emergency Management Center tweeted that tremors were “widely felt in the North Island”. According to initial media reports, no casualties were reported and no tsunami warning was issued. The epicenter of the earthquake was the Cook Strait. Wellington is located on the southern tip of the heavily populated North Island, which this week was a The storm has so far killed four people and is the South Pacific nation’s deadliest weather event in decades.
Another unrelated weather system in New Zealand is forecast to bring more heavy rain in the coming days, increasing the risk of further landslides and flooding.
The nation of five million people sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes are common.
It should be remembered that in 2011, 185 people were killed and thousands of houses and buildings were destroyed in the earthquake in the South Island of Christchurch.