Gempa bumi sederhana gegar Australia, New Zealand
2011/04/16
BRISBANE, Australia: Gempa bumi sederhana menggegarkan sebahagian wilayah Australia dan New Zealand hari ini, termasuk bandaraya Christchurch di mana ribuan kediaman terputus bekalan elektrik. Tiada kerosakan besar dilaporkan akibat kedua-dua gempa bumi itu dan tiada amaran tsunami dikeluarkan.Gempa bumi berukuran 5.2 yang menggeggarkan Christchurch hari ini jauh lebih kecil berbanding gempa bumi yang meruntuhkan bangunan pejabat dan kediaman di bandaraya New Zealand itu pada 22 Februari lalu dan membunuh sekurang-kurangnya 169 orang.Lapan belas minit sebelum gempa bumi di New Zealand itu, gempa bumi berukuran 5.2 berlaku di kawasan kira-kira 125 kilometer ke tenggara Townsville di Queensland, pada kedalaman 10 kilometer di bawah dasar laut.
Australian Broadcasting Corp melaporkan dari Queensland bahawa penduduk di beberapa bandar dan bandaraya di sepanjang pantai merasai gempa bumi itu. - AP
Source:http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/GempabumisederhanagegarAustralia_NewZealand/Article
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Earthquake shakes Australia, New Zealand
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Moderate earthquakes rattled parts of Australia and New Zealand on Saturday, including the devastated city of Christchurch where power was cut to thousands of homes, officials said.
No major damage was reported from either quake, and no tsunami warning was issued.
The magnitude-5.2 quake that struck Christchurch was far less powerful than one that leveled office blocks and homes in the New Zealand city on Feb. 22, killing at least 169 people and devastating the downtown area.
Energy supplier Orion said Saturday's quake cut power to about 20,000 homes and businesses in the city, but officials were working quickly to restore service. No other damage was reported.
Christchurch has been hit by scores of aftershocks since the February disaster.
Eighteen minutes before New Zealand's earthquake Saturday, a magnitude-5.2 quake hit about 80 miles (125 kilometers) southeast of the Australian coastal city of Townsville in Queensland state, at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers) below the ocean floor.
"It scared my daughter enough that she jumped on the couch with me and my windows were rattling," Townsville local government councilor Natalie Marr said.
Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported from Queensland that residents of several towns and cities along the coast felt the quake.
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