New Zealand: 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Kermadec Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand on Saturday.

New Zealand: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The earthquake occurred at 03:44:10 (UTC+05:30) and hit New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands on Saturday, at a depth of 10 km, the USGS informed.

The earthquake’s epicentre was 30.415°S and 176.629°W, respectively.

No casualties have been reported yet.

Further details are awaited.

On Thursday, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit the Kermadec Islands region at 06:25:58 IST, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

 
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