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Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes off New Zealand

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Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes off New Zealand

Singapore - There were no immediate reports of deaths or damage from the quake.

By Reuters

Published: Tue 11 Jul 2017, 11:45 AM

Last updated: Tue 11 Jul 2017, 2:56 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck south of New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake on Richter scale recorded in New Zealand at 11:00 AM, 11-07-2017 "local time . pic.twitter.com/FKlS0sRqCJ
- UAE WEATHER (@NCMS_media) July 11, 2017

There were no immediate reports of deaths or damage from the quake, which hit 196 km (122 miles) northwest of Auckland island, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).

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