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18 Dec 2025 15:49
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  •   Home > News > Environment

    A very deep 6.9 magnitude quake has rattled the country's South about 2.45pm

    A very deep 6.9 magnitude quake has rattled the country's South about 2.45pm



    The shake centred 140 kilometres south-west of Tuatapere in Southland - at a depth of 100 kilometres.

    Geonet has classed it as a strong earthquake.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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