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Quake hits Christchurch
Yahoo! New Zealand
May 15, 2012, 1:48 pm
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has hit Christchurch this afternoon.
The quake struck at a depth of 11km and hit north-east of Christchurch.The world in pictures
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