New Zealand’s South Island on Monday recorded its most powerful earthquake for 2020 at 5.6 magnitude, according to New Zealand’s GeoNet service.
The moderate-intensity quake struck at 10:52 a.m. local time about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Milford Sound and the same distance north of the remote town of Te Anau. The epicenter of the quake was reported at approximately 67 kilometers depth, according to GeoNet.
