New Zealand: Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes Kermadec Islands, tsunami attainable | World Information

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in Kermadec Islands area, positioned north of New Zealand, on Thursday morning, in accordance with a USGS assertion.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km. Hazardous tsunami waves are attainable for coasts positioned inside 300 kilometers of the epicenter, the company says in a separate assertion.

There is no such thing as a tsunami risk to Australia, the nation’s Bureau of Meteorology stated in a tweet.