New Zealand earthquakes: Strong aftershocks reported

Traffic slowly works up to high ground at Whangarei, New Zealand, as a tsunami warning is issued on Friday, March 5, 2021.- AP

Wellington - There have been no reports of serious damage or injury from the quakes.

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By AFP

Published: Sat 6 Mar 2021, 5:07 PM

Earthquakes continued to rock New Zealand’s North Island on Saturday with the US Geological Survey recording a magnitude 6.4 shock the day after a Pacific-wide tsunami alert sparked by a monster quake.

There have been no reports of serious damage or injury from the quakes, nor from a host of smaller tremors, which were centred offshore from the eastern city of Gisborne.

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A swarm of quakes up to 8.1 on Friday near the remote Kermadec Islands, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) northeast of New Zealand, triggered tsunami warnings for several South Pacific islands although the waves did not reach the predicted three metres (11 feet).

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Published: Sat 6 Mar 2021, 5:07 PM

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