A “severe” quake this morning in Cook Strait caused damage and was felt in Bell Block,Taranaki and as far away as Auckland. It also increased the probability of further severe aftershocks, GeoNet said. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck at 1.07am Monday 29th July 2013, just over a week since a 6.5 magnitude Cook Strait earthquake which caused damage around Wellington.Today’s quake was 12km deep and 20km east of Seddon in Cook Strait. It was followed by a swarm of smaller quakes.
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