New Zealand earthquake

New Zealand's south island 6.0 magnitude earthquake and No casualties reported.

6.4 magnitude earthquake, the second biggest since the deadly February 2011 quake.

According to GeoNet, the earthquake on New Zealand's South Island was located 35km north of Methven at 6.48 am. It was 10km deep and has been identified as "severe" by GeoNet.

The area had been rocked by two powerful earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 which destroyed scores of buildings. The 2011 quake left 185 dead. 

Picture  from:  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-06/new-zealand-south-island-earthquakes

Local residents said this happened about 10 to 15 seconds, but they are all in bed.

many people said the bed shook and the house creaked.

At least three aftershocks of magnitude 4.1 to 4.2 have been reported since.

By: Qian Zhou