Just
three weeks after the mammoth earthquake that shook central New
Zealand, an earthquake has rocked South Island and lower North Island of
New Zealand but fortunately hasn't done any damage.
It was at a depth of 12km and was centred 10km east of Seddon.
GNS
Science duty seismologist Bill Fry told AAP the quake was part of a
sequence of aftershocks following the 7.8 quake on November 14.
The earthquake was at a depth of 12km and was centred 10km east of Seddon
The earthquake comes just three weeks after the mammoth quake that shook central New Zealand (Pictured)
'It's in a location that we've seen a lot of other earthquakes. It was quite large,' he said.
He said at the epicentre of the quake the ground shaking would have been severe.
Close
to 7,000 people, mostly in the upper South Island and throughout the
lower North Island, registered with GeoNet that they felt the quake.
It also triggered a relatively moderate quake in the Hawke's Bay region at about the same time, Mr Fry said.The Hawke's Bay quake, centred 25km south of Hastings, was initially recorded as a 4.8 but was downgraded to a 3.
Thousands
of aftershocks have been recorded since the 7.8 quake three weeks ago,
which isolated the South Island coastal settlement of Kaikoura and
altered the landscapes around it.
The Fire Service says there have been no damage reports yet from the aftershocks on Sunday.
The earthquake that shook New Zealand three weeks ago (pictured) caused large landslides
The huge earthquake that shook New Zealand three weeks ago caused buildings to crumble and up heaved sedimentary (Pictured)
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