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Source: VOA News
New Zealand is recovering from a powerful earthquake that cut power and caused significant damage to infrastructure, but no deaths.
Officials say the 7.1 magnitude quake shook the city of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island just before dawn Saturday. The city's second largest earthquake on record threw people out of bed and sent frightened residents running into the streets.
The quake and its aftershocks ruptured underground lines for natural gas, water and sewage. Powerful tremors also damaged bridges and disrupted power supplies and phone networks.
But only two serious injuries were reported - one man hit by a falling chimney and another hurt by flying glass.
Authorities declared a state of emergency in Christchurch with an overnight curfew in the rubble-littered city center.
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