6.8 Quaker Hits New Zealand's South Island

New Zealand earthquake: 6.8 magnitude seismic tremor hits just off South Island coast, report USGS

Samuel Osborne

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck the south of New Zealand's South Island, the United States Geological Survey said.

The quake hit 196 km (122 miles) northwest of Auckland island, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).