Earthquake Strikes Offshore of Wellington, New Zealand: AIR Worldwide

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BOSTON, July 22, 2013 – According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, On July 21, 2013, at 17:09 local time (05:09, UTC), an M6.5 earthquake struck New Zealand’s Cook Strait, 54 km SSW of the capital city of Wellington, at a depth of 14 km. According to officials, there was no risk of a tsunami. Shaking, which lasted a full minute, was felt as far away as Auckland, which lies 640 km north of Wellington. Due to New Zealand’s stringent building codes and the moderate magnitude of the event, AIR does not…

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