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Christchurch jolted by 4.2 quake
NZ Newswire
June 3, 2012, 8:14 pm
An earthquake measuring 4.2 has jolted Christchurch.
The quake struck just offshore, 10km east of the city at a depth of 9km, at 6.47pm local time on Sunday.
Geonet said it was a strong quake felt throughout the Christchurch area.
It followed a magnitude 4.3 earthquake in the city on Saturday morning, which was also centred 10km east of the city at a depth of 9km.The world in pictures
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