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BREAKING NEWS: URGENT -- Strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off New Zealand
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A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand`s North Island on Monday morning, seismologists and officials said, adding that there was no threat of a tsunami. Information about possible damage or casualties was not yet available.
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 11:33 a.m. local time (2233 GMT Sunday) was centered about 155 kilometers (96 miles) east of Te Araroa, a township on the eastern coast of New Zealand`s North Island. It struck about 31 kilometers (19.2 miles) below the seabed, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the country`s seismological agency. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which measured the quake at a magnitude of 6.7, said there was no threat of a tsunami.
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