This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

• Earthquake magnitude 6.3M and depth 9.8km
• on 29/06/2012 21:07 UTC
• 150000 people within 100km

Known identifiers for this event: usb000aue4 (neicid)

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Articles: 452 | About casualties: 24 | Last hour: 0

Strong quake hits north New Zealand
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:03:00 +0200   deccanherald (en)

A strong earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island on Tuesday, shaking residents across a wide area and toppling goods from shelves but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injury. The 7.0 magnitude quake was centered 170 km northwest of the capital Wellington at a depth of 230 km.

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Deep earthquake rattles north and south
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:18:00 +0200   nzherald (en)

A large deep-seated earthquake rocked much of central New Zealand last night.It was felt across the bottom of the North Island and the top of the South Island.The quake, which hit at 10.36pm, measured 7.0 on the Richter scale,...

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Sri Lanka: Militarisation stepped up along coast of Ampaa'rai
Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:16:00 +0200   tamilnet (en)

The Sri Lanka Navy, which didn't have a camp even during the height of the war at the coastal village of Panama, situated in the southernmost Lahugala division of the Ampaa'rai district, is now at full swing constructing a large naval base at an area of 800 acres of lands, which it had appropriated from both the Tamils and the Sinhalese.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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