UPDATED: Magnitude 7.4 earthquake  in South Pacific

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center announced that a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday in the Kermadec Islands region of the South Pacific.

There was no tsunami threat to Hawaii based on the available data, the centre said in a statement on its website.

In New Zealand, the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has cleared the country of a second tsunami threat following another earthquake near the Kermadec Islands.

The region was rocked by a second earthquake a short time ago which registered magnitude 6.6 following a magnitude 7.0 at 10.55am.

The second earthquake struck shortly before 5.30pm.

 

Via ANSA

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