MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The shallow quake occurred at the depth of 6.2 miles southeast of the Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific.
143km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand #earthquake Mag 6.0 — June 5, 2016 — 10:35:23 PM (2:35:23 AM GMT) pic.twitter.com/qk71f5hL5G
— Appsmini (@Appsmini) 6 июня 2016 г.
No information about the damage or casualties was immediately available.
Parts of New Zealand lie on the so-called Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped string of volcanoes around the Pacific Rim, where about 90 percent of the world's quakes occur.
