An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck 91 km (57 miles) north-northeast of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand just after midnight (1102 GMT Sunday), the US Geological Survey said. Christchurch is the biggest city on New Zealand’s South Island. A 6.3 quake there in February 2011 killed 185 people and caused widespread damage.The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from Monday’s quake.New Zealand’s civil defence ministry warned people to move to higher ground as the tsunami threat could last for several hours. The tsunami was described by the ministry as “an event of life-threatening or national significance”.The quake was 7.8-magnitude and hit just midnight local time, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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