An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit New Zealand's capital of Wellington early Friday morning, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damages, the GNS Science said.

The tremor, occurred at 2:10 a.m. local time (1410 GMT Thursday), was centered 20 km south of Wellington and was 30 km deep, the New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences reported.

It was followed by a 4.3 aftershock at 3:52 a.m. local time.

GNS Science said the first earthquake was felt from the Kapiti Coast to the top of the South Island of the country.

Source: Xinhua