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Saturday 22 October 2011

7.4 quake shakes Kermadec Island Off New Zealand

The quake struck at 6:57 a.m. local time on Saturday and was centered 230 kilometers (143 miles) east of Raoul Island, Radio New Zealand reported. The Kermadec Islands lie about 1,200 kilometers (800 miles) north of the North Island of New Zealand. There have been no reports of damage. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami warning in effect for coastal areas, but it warned there might be small non-destructive sea level changes in some areas...read more>>>...