The area around Christchurch, New Zealand was hit by a number of earthquakes Monday afternoon, the most serious registering 6.0 on the Richter scale, it was preceded by a quakes measuring 5.4 and 4.0. Three other tremors were also reported. Several people were injured, none of the seriously. Damage included the collapse of a number of buildings.
The area is still recovering from a February earthquake which took the lives of three Israelis and demolished the Chabad Lubavitch center of New Zealand.