Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits east coast of North Island in New Zealand, GFZ says


Aug ⁠2 (Reuters) - An ⁠earthquake measuring ‌magnitude 5.9 struck off ​the east ⁠coast ⁠of New Zealand's ⁠North Island ‌on ⁠Sunday, the ​German ‌Research Centre for ⁠Geosciences (GFZ) ​said.

The quake ⁠hit at a ​depth of 10 km (6 ⁠miles), according to GFZ.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Angela Christy ​in ‌Bengaluru; Editing ​by Kevin Liffey)

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