WELLINGTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted New Zealand\’s North Island on Wednesday evening, according to New Zealand\’s geoscience research service provider.
It occurred at 19:38 local time (0638 GMT), striking 50 km northwest of Paraparaumu, a town in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand, 55 km north of the nation\’s capital city, Wellington, at a depth of 57.4 km, said the GNS Science.
There are no reports of casualties so far.