New Zealand earthquake: 7.2 magnitude, 4:35 a.m., Christchurch

A strong earthquake of 7.2 magnitude rattled New Zealand Saturday morning at 4:35 a.m.

The epicenter of the earthquake was four miles south-southeast from Christchurch, on the nation’s south island. Christchurch is the nation’s second largest city having 372,000 population. According to the local media reports, a strong aftershocks and power outages is seen throughout the city.

Christchurch is New Zealand’s second largest city with a population of approximately 372,000.

Radio New Zealand said the earthquake was felt like a long rolling motion and it lasted up to about 40 seconds.

Christchurch’s Twitter users tweeted about the earthquake. Below are few of the tweets:

@mojomathers: OMG! That was a freakin big earthquake. Stuff broken. Ongoin aftershocks. Hope everyone ok

@the4avenues: CRAZY earthquake in #Christchurch this morning! That got me out of bed faster than any alarm-clock.

@julierodenberg: 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. It shook the water out of the toilet bowl. Crazy!