Earthquake strikes near New Zealand capital, no immediate damage reported

WELLINGTON: An earthquake struck near New Zealand's capital on Monday morning, shaking many residents including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who continued with a live TV interview at the parliament building.

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was 37km deep and the epicentre was 30km northwest of Levin, a city in New Zealand's North Island close to the capital Wellington, according to Geonet.Geonet first classified the earthquake as magnitude 5.9. Although no damages were reported it lasted for more than 30 seconds and caused panic in Wellington with several people in offices and homes getting under their tables for cover."Quite a decent shake here ... if you see things moving behind me.

The city of Christchurch is still recovering from a 6.3 magnitude quake in 2011 that killed 185 people. In 2016, a 7.8 magnitude tremor hit the South Island town of Kaikoura, killing two and causing billions of dollars worth of damage, including in Wellington.Emergency services in Wellington City said there were no immediate reports of damage. All trains in Wellington were suspended while engineers assessed the impact, the city's Metlink service said on Twitter.

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