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NZEALAND-EARTHQUAKE
Quake hits remote New Zealand islands, no tsunami warning
WELLINGTON, Sept 10, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake
struck New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands on Wednesday but authorities
said there was no tsunami threat.
The quake struck at 4.19pm (0419GMT) at a depth of 111 kilometres (69
miles), with its epicentre 770 kilometres northeast of Auckland, the US
Geological Survey said.
“Based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat from this
earthquake,” the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The uninhabited Kermadecs are New Zealand’s northernmost islands.
They are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a hotbed of volcanic and
earthquake activity at the intersection of several tectonic plates.
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