6.5 earthquake hits New Zealand

There are reports of phone and power cuts in New Zealand after a 6.5 quake struck near Wellington.

AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 6.5 on the richter scale has shaken parts of New Zealand.

The quake centred 20km east of Seddon in the Cook Strait and about 17km deep was strongly felt in Wellington, Marlborough and surrounding areas.

Witnesses described the quake as "frightening" and unnerving", Sky News reports.

A damaged office building in Wellington after the massive quake.

The quake, which struck at about 5.10pm (3.10pm AEST) on Sunday, follows a magnitude 5.7 on Friday and a 5.8 on Sunday morning.

The quake has left around 3500 Wellington residents without power, according to NZ media reports.

Wellington Police Inspector Marty Parker said there had been minor structural damage that had left parts of the city without power.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and a tsunami alert has not been issued.

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck under the Cook Strait 57 kilometres southwest of Wellington. It was 10 kilometres underground.

The quake could be felt hundreds of kilometres away in the centre of New Zealand's North Island.

Parker said the quake struck near nightfall. A more complete picture of the damage would emerge in the morning, he said.

New Zealand is part of the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire'' that receives regular seismic activity. A severe earthquake in the city of Christchurch in 2011 killed 185 people and destroyed much of the city's downtown.

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