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RE: Kermadec Islands Quake

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A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the remote Kermadec islands north of New Zealand on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported, but experts said there was no risk of a tsunami.
The epicentre of the quake, recorded at 6.24pm (0624 GMT, 2.24pm Singapore time), was 217km from Raoul Island and at a depth of 35km.

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A strong magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred at 06:24:02 (UTC) on Tuesday, December 09, 2008, in the Kermadec Islands region, 185 km ENE of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands, at a depth of 10 km

Location 31.060°S, 177.029°W

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 09:11:02 (UTC) on Thursday, November 06, 2008, in the Kermadec Islands region, 115 km SE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, at a depth of 10 km

Location 29.911°S, 176.955°W

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A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred at 09:12:40 (UTC) on Sunday, October 05, 2008, in the Kermadec Islands region, 135 km SSE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, at a depth of 35 km

Location 30.327°S, 177.195°W

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A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands early Tuesday, New Zealand's GNS Science geological agency said.
New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defense issued no tsunami warning following the quake, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a bulletin on its Web site that "no destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data" for the Kermadec area.

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A strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred at 15:19:32 (UTC) on Monday, September 29, 2008, in the Kermadec Islands region, 70 km South of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, at a depth of 35 km

Location 29.897°S, 177.780°W

-- Edited by Blobrana at 16:50, 2008-09-29

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A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 08:22:48 (UTC) on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, in the Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand, 76 km from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, at a depth of 33 km

Location 28.850°S, 177.230°W

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 19:29:10 (UTC) on Thursday, May 17, 2007, in the Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand, 137 km from Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, at a depth of 33 km

Location 30.480°S, 177.990°W

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A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred at 03:15:55 (UTC) on Wednesday, January 31, 2007, in the Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand, 40 km South of Raoul Island, at a depth of 53.7 km

Location 29.593°S, 177.935°W