WELLINGTON: A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off New Zealand on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate
reports of casualties or damage.
The quake hit off the remote Kermadec islands at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometre (six miles) at 9:11 pm (0911 GMT), the USGS said.
Earthquakes are frequent in New Zealand, where the boundaries of continental plates meet as part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," causing earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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