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Strong quake rattles New Zealand's South Island

Xinhua, June 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken the Southland region in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island.

The quake struck at 2:55 p.m. local time on Tuesday and was centered 70 kilometers west of Te Anau, according to the government's GeoNet monitoring agency.

The quake's intensity was classed as strong and its depth was measured at 30 kilometers. Endit