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![5.3 earthquake strikes near Haast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
5.3 earthquake strikes near Haast
A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.
![Alpine Fault's rupture stronger than thought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Alpine Fault's rupture stronger than thought
The rupture stretched from Haupiri River on the West Coast of the South Island down at least as far as Milford Sound and the two researchers estimate it reached a magnitude of 8.1, higher than the previously thought mean magnitude of 7.9.
![Magnitude 4.0 quake shakes Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Magnitude 4.0 quake shakes Christchurch
Christchurch was rattled by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake this morning.