Severe earthquake in New Zealand, tremors of 6.2 magnitude were felt, know the latest situation

Earthquake In New Zealand: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was felt on Wednesday (May 31) near the Auckland Islands located on the South Coast of New Zealand. This information has been given by the US Geological Survey. According to New Zealand’s Geonet monitoring agency, the epicenter of the earthquake was 33 km (21 mi) below the Earth’s surface. However, no immediate tsunami warning has been issued and there are no reports of any damage.

An official of the city council of Invercargill, the nearest major town near the epicenter, said no infrastructure damage was reported after the quake was felt here.

Earthquakes in different parts of the world
On May 20 of this month, there was an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 in the New Caledonia region of France. According to USGS, tremors of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake were felt in the New Caledonia region a day earlier i.e. on May 19.

Earthquake tremors were felt in many cities of India’s neighboring country Pakistan, including Rawalpindi, Karachi and many areas of Afghanistan. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 6.2 on the Richter scale. Its effect was also seen in many areas of India, which included Haryana, Punjab and Kashmir.

Why are earthquake tremors felt
According to Earth Scientist, there are a total of 12 tectonic plates under the earth in the world and whenever these plates collide with each other, an energy is released. This energy is given the name of earthquake, which causes vibrations all over the earth. At the same time, the place where the rocks break or collide is called the center or hypercenter or focus of the earthquake.

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