An earthquake of 7.1 magnitudes struck New Zealand's Kermadec Islands region on Thursday.
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The earthquake was estimated at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
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The US Tsunami Warning System has issued a tsunami warning following this earthquake.
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However, there is no Tsunami threat to Australia.
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The Kermadec Islands lie northeast of Wellington, New Zealand's capital.
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New Zealand is prone to earthquakes due to its location.
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It is located on the boundary of two of the world’s major tectonic plates- the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate.
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On March 4, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit the same Kermadec Islands region.
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The quake depth reported at a depth of 152 km (94 miles).
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