6.7-magnitude quake strikes remote Kermadec Islands

WELLINGTON: A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the remote, uninhabited Kermadec Islands Monday, but there was little chance of a Pacific-wide tsunami, officials said.

The temblor, which hit at a depth of 34 kilometres (21 miles) at the New
Zealand-administered island group, was some 870 kilometres from the nearest
major city Whangarei, in New Zealand.