An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred off the coast of New Zealand

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred off the coast of New Zealand. This was reported on August 2 by the Reuters news agency with reference to the Helmholtz Potsdam Center.

According to the report, the earthquake occurred off the eastern coast of the country's North Island at a depth of 10 km.

A day earlier, a 4.7 magnitude seismic event occurred near Naples, Italy. It was clarified that the first tremor occurred at 19:46 local time (20:46 Moscow time), the epicenter was located 6 km from Naples. It was followed by two aftershocks of magnitude 3.8 and 3.1. 26 people were injured in the earthquake, 300 Italians were forced to leave their homes.

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Over 700 residents sought medical help after the tremors.

In the last days of July, a powerful earthquake occurred in the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. Initially, aftershocks of magnitude 7.1 began to be felt there, and later, after a short break, they reached magnitude 6.1. 38 people died in the disaster, and at least 138 more were injured. As a result of the incident, an explosion occurred in one of the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping centers, which was located in the village of Kashima, causing part of the outer wall to collapse. According to preliminary information, the detonation was detected due to a possible gas leak.