6.7-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands | Inquirer News

6.7-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands

‘Little chance of Pacific-wide tsunami’
/ 06:12 PM September 30, 2013

WELLINGTON — A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the remote, uninhabited Kermadec Islands Monday, but there was little chance of a Pacific-wide tsunami, officials said.

The temblor, which hit at a depth of 34 kilometers (21 miles) at the New Zealand-administered island group, was some 870 kilometers from the nearest major city Whangarei, in New Zealand.

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