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The 2014 Eketahuna earthquake struck at 3:52 pm on Monday 20 January, centred 15 km east of Eketahuna on the south-east of New Zealand's North Island. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII (''severe'') on the Mercalli intensity scale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=New Zealand Earthquake Report Magnitude 6.2, Mon, Jan 20 2014, 3:52:45 pm (NZDT) )〕 It was originally assessed as 6.6 on the Richter Scale, but was downgraded to magnitude 6.2 after reviews. A total of 1112 aftershocks were recorded, ranging between magnitudes 2.0 and 4.9 on the Richter Scale. It was felt strongly down the country, from Auckland in the north to Dunedin in the south, and more than 9,000 reports were submitted by the public to GeoNet, the geological hazards monitoring network. The New Zealand Herald newspaper reported damage to walls and chimneys and road closures in the lower North Island.〔http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11189343〕 The Earthquake Commission, (EQC) received 5,013 claims relating to the quake, 1,514 of them from Palmerston North. Minor to moderate damage was also reported in Eketahuna, Wellington, Masterton, Carterton, Kapiti Coast, Pahiatua, Levin and Otaki.〔http://www.eqc.govt.nz/news/eketahuna-claims-update〕 Three 1920s-style buildings in Masterton were evacuated after cracks appeared. One building needed to be demolished.〔 Three people in Palmerston North sustained moderate injuries after chemicals on a shelf fell on them, the only report of injury following the quake.〔 ==See also== *Earthquakes in New Zealand *Eketahuna *List of earthquakes in 2014 *List of earthquakes in New Zealand 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2014 Eketahuna earthquake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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