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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in New Zealand: USGS

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake was at a depth of 152 km (94 miles), USGS said.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre earlier estimated the magnitude at 6.6 and a depth at 183 km.
No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said.


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