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7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Zealand

A powerful 7.8 earthquake has hit New Zealand, 90 kilometers from the city of Christchurch, the biggest city on New Zealand's South Island. The quake caused some damage to buildings more than 200 kilometers away in the capital, Wellington. A tsunami was reported and New Zealand emergency services warned people near the coast of the South Island to move to higher ground. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers,...


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