11/18/2011 — 6.0 Magnitude earthquake in New Zealand after whales beach themselves

http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/11/strong-earthquakes-strike-off-northeastern-new-zealand/

Two strong earthquakes struck off the east coast of the North Island in New Zealand on early Friday evening, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.

The first earthquake at 4.34 p.m. local time (0434 GMT) measured 5.8 on the Richter scale and was centered about 140 kilometers (87 miles) east of Tikitiki, a small town about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Gisborne. It struck about 33 kilometers (20 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake.

Several hours later, at 7.51 p.m. local time (0751 GMT), a stronger earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the same area at a depth of 40 kilometers (25 miles), according to the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GeoNet), the country’s seismological agency.

GeoNet said especially the second earthquake could be felt in some parts of the eastern region of the North Island. However, officials said there were no reports of damage or casualties from either earthquake and no tsunami alerts were issued.

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Three earthquakes of magnitide 6.0M, 5.7M.and 5.2M hit off the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand early Friday morning.

It is not clear whether there is a link between the earthquakes and recent mass whale beaching.

Earlier this week, 24 sperm whales beached themselves on Tasmania’s west coast.

Yesterday, 61 pilot whales were found in a mass stranding at Farewell Spit, in New Zealand beach

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0006u3j.php

Earthquake Details

6.0
Date-Time	Friday, November 18, 2011 at 07:51:27 UTC Friday, November 18, 2011 at 07:51:27 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.558°S, 179.311°E
Depth	26.8 km (16.7 miles)
Region	OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Distances	158 km (98 miles) NE of Gisborne, New Zealand 269 km (167 miles) ENE of Rotorua, New Zealand 405 km (251 miles) ESE of Auckland, New Zealand 561 km (348 miles) NE of WELLINGTON, New Zealand






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