Wellington “rocked” by 4.5 earthquake Tuesday evening (NZ time)
New Zealand drew to a halt Tuesday 1 March for two minutes of silence to honour and mourn the country’s dead, exactly a week after the earthquake around Christchurch that killed at least 155 people. Rescue teams continue to try to stabilize and dig out collapsed buildings, in the central commercial district in particular, the New Zealand Herald reports.
Wellington Tuesday evening, after the noon mourning pause, was “rocked” by a 4.5 quake, similar to the one the area felt when the Christchurch earthquake occurred last week, with residents saying they were rocked in their beds and houses shook.
Links to other sites: New Zealand Herald photos of mourners, Sky News
