Published on 12:00 AM, September 02, 2016
Tremor near New Zealand
Afp, Wellington
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand early today, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The shallow tremor was estimated at a depth of around 30 kilometres off the coast of the country's north island, some 167 kilometres from Gisborne, according to the agency.
There were no immediate reports of causalities.
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