WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattled a New Zealand city today after it was hit by a powerful temblor earlier this week that resulted in millions of dollars in damage and 16 injuries.
Geological agency GNS Science said the aftershock was centered 18 miles southeast of Gisborne at a depth of 18 miles. There were no reports of injuries or damage from the third magnitude 4 aftershock in a day and a half.
Thursday’s 6.8-magnitude temblor wrecked an apartment building and two shops in the port city, 30 miles from the quake’s epicenter. Other damage included caved-in roofs, cracked walls on buildings and gaping holes in roadways.
Sixteen people suffered minor injuries in the quake, which caused some residents to flee for higher ground amid tsunami fears. No wave was generated, however.
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