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Moderate quake rattles New Zealand capital
Wellington, (AFP) May 15, 2006 An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook the New Zealand capital of Wellington early Monday, seismologists said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the moderate quake which struck at 5:32 am (1732 GMT Sunday). The tremblor was located 50 kilometres (31 miles) northwest of Wellington and 60 kilometres below the earth's surface, GNS Science, the nation's geological agency, said in a statement on its website. The quake was felt throughout the Wellington area. GNS records 14,000 earthquakes in and around New Zealand every year as the country is positioned on the boundary of the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. Most of these quakes are small with only 150 on average felt by residents. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
One year on, Zimbabwe's demolition victims still roughing it
Harare, (AFP) May 14, 2006 Winnie Gondo has to crouch to get in and out of her "house", a dome-like structure the height of an average primary schoolboy as she and thousands of Zimbabweans still reel in the aftermath of the country's infamous clean-up operation, one year on. |
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