A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the Kermadec Islands, an archipelago in northern New Zealand, this Saturday with no reports of serious property damage or casualties and no tsunami warning issued by authorities.
The quake hit the archipelago at 7:41 p.m. (6:41 a.m. in Lisbon), and its hypocenter was located 125 miles (205 kilometers) out to sea in the Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which records the activity. around the world.
The quake occurred 927.6 kilometers northeast of Ngunguru, New Zealand.
The Kermadec Islands, which lie between New Zealand and Tonga, are uninhabited except for personnel at the permanently installed base on Raoul Island, which has a weather and radio station.
New Zealand straddles the fault line between the Pacific and Oceania tectonic plates and experiences about 14,000 earthquakes a year, of which between 100 and 150 are strong enough to be felt.
Source: DN
