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Earthquakes rattle Fiordland

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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00a.m.

The tremors are part of a series of quakes that have shaken Fiordland since last month's 7.8 magnitude earthquake

The tremors are part of a series of quakes that have shaken Fiordland since last month's 7.8 magnitude earthquake

A series of earthquakes have rocked Fiordland tonight.

The largest of the quakes measured at 5.9 on the Richter scale at struck the region at 8:31pm. It was centred 120km north-west of Te Anau.

Earlier this evening a 4.8 magnitude tremor shook the region at 7:07pm, following a 5.2 magnitude quake at 4:24pm.

The tremors are part of a series of quakes that have shaken Fiordland since last month's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

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06 Aug 2009 11:06a.m.

Aaron Nicholson wrote:

It would be nice if GNS could put up a special site for info on Big event Quakes, when the Earth shakes as much as it does in Fiordland it's nice to see whats going on.