WELLINGTON: A strong 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand’s South Island on Monday with local authorities saying it shook buildings but caused no serious damage.
The tremor struck at 2.29 pm (0229 GMT) at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), with its epicentre about 30 kilometres north-west of Wanaka, the US Geological Survey said.
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