A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck Christchurch, New Zealand at a depth of 9 km (5.6 miles), the quake hit at 02:20:50 UTC Monday 13th June 2011.
The epicenter was 13 km (8 miles) North, North West of Christchurch, New Zealand
A series of strong quakes, including a 6.0-magnitude tremor, rocked New Zealand's stricken Christchurch, causing one building to collapse and prompting evacuations.
Power company Orion said electricity was cut to 54,000 homes. The US Geological Survey measured the latest quake at a depth of 5.6 miles and some nine miles from the country's second largest city.
It followed a string of shocks earlier in the day, including a 5.2-magnitude jolt which caused building damage in the city, still recovering from a deadly 6.3 magnitude disaster in February.
"It's been a nasty shake. People will be shaken," Christchurch mayor Bob Parker, adding that emergency services would have sprung to action within seconds of the jolts, but it was too early to detail injuries.
"I just hope that the reports of injuries I'm getting are minor injuries," he told Sky News. Read More
