Earthquake strikes on West Coast
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Save A strong earthquake has been recorded near Haast on the West Coast this afternoon.
The 4.4-magnitude quake was 5km deep and was recorded about 20km south of Haast shortly after 4.30pm, GeoNet said.
It said the earthquake had a Mercalli Intensity of 6. Mercalli Intensity is the power of the
tremor felt on the earth's surface.
