Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes islands in New Zealand
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An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck the New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Imagine what #earthquake can do. A strong #EarthquakePH of 7.1 Magnitude hits #NewZealand today. #Tsunami alerted in kermadac island. #turkeyearthquake2023 has taken thousand of lives with the same intensity. Pray for safety of #NewZeland pic.twitter.com/bzcQTVKbXy
— cheikaba h (@CheikabaH) March 16, 2023
The quake was at a depth of 10 km. Hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 kilometers of the epicenter, the agency says in a separate statement.
There is no tsunami threat to Australia, the country’s Bureau of Meteorology said in a tweet.