New Zealand Earthquake Today 2013: 6.3 Strikes Out to Sea

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A 6.3 magnitude New Zealand earthquake today 2013 has struck. But the quake was far out to sea. A strong New Zealand earthquake today October 11, 2013 began Friday near L’Esperance Rock.

Officials tell news that a 6.3 magnitude New Zealand earthquake today began just after 9:24 am local time. The quake however had a huge depth. USGS indicates to news that the quake started ninety-one miles below sea level.

Reps tell news however that the quake was out to sea northeast of L’Esperance Rock. The quake was roughly fifty-four miles northeast of L’Esperance. It was also roughly six hundred miles from Whaktane, and Tauranga. Reps also tell news that the quake was roughly seven hundred miles from Tonga.

And while L’Esperance Rock has generated several significant quakes this year, the damaging quakes have been near Wellington. For example, in July a 5.3 magnitude quake struck that region. That quake was twenty-seven miles southwest of Karori as well. The quake was also was twenty-nine miles southwest of Wellington and thirty-seven miles south of Lower Hutt. The quake also started thirty-nine miles south of Porirua.

In July 2012, a 6.2 New Zealand earthquake struck thirty-five miles southwest of Opunake. That quake was thirty-nine miles southwest of Hawera and sixty-four miles southwest of New Plymouth. The quake also erupted seventy-one miles west of Wanganui.