A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Auckland Islands, New Zealand on Wednesday, according to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
The islands situated on New Zealand’s southern coast remain mostly uninhabited. The epicentre of the quake has been reported to be 33 kilometres below the Earth’s surface. Preliminary reports suggest there is no tsunami warning and no reports of damage on the New Zealand mainland.
Invercargill – the nearest sizable city and its city council official told AFP that were no reports of an earthquake being felt or damage to the infrastructure.
New Zealand remains earthquake-prone
Last month, an earthquake measuring 7.1 hit the Kermadec Islands region near the country, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The earthquake’s depth was measured to be 10 kilometres and initially, USGC suggested it to be a 7.3-magnitude quake. Despite the early tsunami threat, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre later cleared that no natural disaster was around.
New Zealand always remains prone to earthquakes as it shares its boundary with two major tectonic plates of the world – the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate.
