An earthquake of 7.1 magnitudes struck New Zealand's Kermadec Islands region on Thursday.

The earthquake was estimated at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).

The US Tsunami Warning System has issued a tsunami warning following this earthquake.

However, there is no Tsunami threat to Australia.

The Kermadec Islands lie northeast of Wellington, New Zealand's capital.

New Zealand is prone to earthquakes due to its location.

It is located on the boundary of two of the world’s major tectonic plates- the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate.

On March 4, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit the same Kermadec Islands region.

The quake depth reported at a depth of 152 km (94 miles).

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