Several areas in the South Island of New Zealand were today rocked by an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude.
The Hong Kong Observatory said in a statement in Hong Kong that the earthquake took place at 0649 GMT or 12.19 hrs IST. Initial reports made no mention of loss of property or life following the convulsions.
Earthquakes have been of late frequenting the New Zealand as the country sits amid the Pacific Ring of Fire, a pro-earthquake zone. (JUBS)
