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Severe earthquake in New Zealand, Prime Minister also notes during TV interview

“We are dealing with an earthquake here,” said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in the middle of an interview for the television program AM Show. “It shakes quite a bit here,” she continues. When asked if the interview could be continued, she replied: “Yes, I am not under hanging lamps and this looks like a solid building.”

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The epicenter of the earthquake was located 30 kilometers northwest of the town of Levin, on the North Island of New Zealand. That city is not far from the capital Wellington, where the earthquake was felt by tens of thousands of New Zealanders. The quake occurred at a depth of 37 kilometers and was followed by 19 aftershocks.

New Zealand’s finance minister, Grant Robertson, also felt the “massive” earthquake. “That’s not what we need,” he writes on Twitter:


Train traffic shut down

According to the authorities, there is no risk of a tsunami, but as a precaution train traffic has been stopped and the tracks are being checked. There are no reports of damage or injuries, but there are images on social media of shops where products fell from the shelves.


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