Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes south of New Zealand: USGS

Published Wed, Sep 20, 2017 · 02:17 AM
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[SYDNEY] An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 magnitude struck in the remote Southern Ocean south of New Zealand on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 km , was recorded 21km west of the sub-Antarctic Auckland Island, off New Zealand's South Island, the USGS said. There were no tsunami warnings issued immediately after the quake.

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