Southern Fiordland shaken by two quakes

Published: 12:11AM Friday October 09, 2009 Source: NZPA

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Southern Fiordland was rocked by two earthquakes within 20 minutes late on Thursday night.

The first, a 4.7 Richter magnitude earthquake, struck at 11.16pm, 80km west of Te Anau at a depth of 8km, GNS Science reported.

It was followed by another in the same location at 11.35pm. The second quake measured 4.8 and was at a depth of 7km.

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