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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands -EMSC

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Updated: Aug 14, 2022, 14:22 UTC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck south of Kermadec Islands early on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands -EMSC

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck south of Kermadec Islands early on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles), EMSC said.

There was no risk of a tsunami after the quake, the U.S. tsunami warning system said.

(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by David Goodman)

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