WORKERS have fled New Zealand's capital, Wellington, after a severe earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.6 rocked the nation.
New Zealanders huddled under desks as strong tremors struck the country -- as far north as Auckland and as far south as Dunedin -- at around 2:31pm local time.
There were a number of injuries from broken glass but no serious casualties have been reported.
Earthquakes damaged houses and there were reports of a home almost totally collapsing in Marlborough on the South Island.
Many buildings were evacuated and workers told to go home to allow structural assessments to be carried out. Lengthy traffic queues formed outside the city.
Emergency services rescued several people in Wellington trapped in lifts which stopped operating when the quake struck.
A number of aftershocks, measuring up to 5.7 in magnitude, have also been recorded.
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