Sydney (Australia), January 26 (EFE).- An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale struck the Kermadec Islands, an archipelago north of New Zealand, on Thursday, with authorities reporting no serious property damage or casualties or issuing an emergency warning. Tsunami.
The quake struck at 11:45 pm (10:45 GMT) and its hypocenter was located 135 kilometers under the sea in the Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which records seismic activity around the world. .
The quake occurred 872 kilometers northeast of the two New Zealand towns of Ngunguru and 892 kilometers northeast of Wangarei.
The Kermadec Islands, located between New Zealand and Tonga, are uninhabited except for personnel at a permanently established base on Raoul Island, which houses a weather and radio station.
New Zealand sits on a fault line between the Pacific and Oceanic tectonic plates and records about 14,000 earthquakes each year, 100 to 150 of which are powerful enough to be felt. EFE
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