New Zealand Struck by Powerful Earthquake

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/world/asia/new-zealand-earthquake.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitudes hit the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island just after midnight on Monday, triggering multiple aftershocks and tsunami waves and killing at least two people, officials said. New Zealand’s North Island and the northern part of its South Island are on the Pacific plate, which goes underneath the Australian plate. The earthquake struck about 50 miles southwest of Kaikoura and 50 miles north of Christchurch. Elliot Fim, a regional official in Christchurch, said in a telephone interview that there were no reports of damage, injuries or fatalities. A spokesman for the Wellington Region Emergency Management office said there were reports of minor damage in the capital city.