Powerful Quake Rocks New Zealand's South Island: Coastal Areas on High Alert

Unknown Apr 02, 2026 700 Views

A massive earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Riverton, New Zealand, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 2:43 PM local time. Initially reported as a 7.0-magnitude event, the tremor's epicenter was located 159 km west-southwest of Riverton at a depth of 10 kilomete...