Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands region USGS

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says there is no tsunami threat for New Zealand after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kermadec Islands region on Monday afternoon.

NEMA said it was about 10km deep.

The agency said the initial assessment was that the earthquake was unlikely to have caused a tsunami that would pose a threat to Aotearoa.

The magnitude was initially reported at 7.3 by USGS but then downgraded to 7.1.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the tsunami threat from the earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region has now passed.

There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the M7.1 Kermadec Islands earthquake. Based on current information, the initial assessment is that the earthquake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will pose a threat to New Zealand.

— National Emergency Management Agency (@NZcivildefence) April 24, 2023

- Reuters / RNZ