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Magnitude-7.6 quake shakes Kermadec Islands
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July 7, 2011, Thursday
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A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake rattled the remote Kermadec Islands in the Pacific Ocean this morning, the US Geological Survey reported. It triggered a small tsunami that had New Zealand bracing for high waves.
The quake was felt as far away as Christchurch, New Zealand, said New Zealand's Geological and Nuclear Sciences agency.
The volcanic Kermadec Island peaks are a remote outpost that are generally uninhabited aside from a weather station and a hostel for visiting New Zealand scientists.
New Zealand Department of Conservation spokesman Nick Hirst said eight workers on Raoul Island, one of the Kermadec Islands, were not injured by the quake.
"They felt the quake -- it was a significant jolt -- but no one was hurt and no damage has been detected," Hirst said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, a US agency, issued a warning for possible tsunami damage in the Keramecs, Tonga and New Zealand but canceled it about an hour later. It said a tsunami measured at 0.68 meters was measured at Raoul Island.
New Zealand's Civil Defense office warned people to stay off beaches and stay out of the water until the tsunami passed.
The quake was felt as far away as Christchurch, New Zealand, said New Zealand's Geological and Nuclear Sciences agency.
The volcanic Kermadec Island peaks are a remote outpost that are generally uninhabited aside from a weather station and a hostel for visiting New Zealand scientists.
New Zealand Department of Conservation spokesman Nick Hirst said eight workers on Raoul Island, one of the Kermadec Islands, were not injured by the quake.
"They felt the quake -- it was a significant jolt -- but no one was hurt and no damage has been detected," Hirst said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, a US agency, issued a warning for possible tsunami damage in the Keramecs, Tonga and New Zealand but canceled it about an hour later. It said a tsunami measured at 0.68 meters was measured at Raoul Island.
New Zealand's Civil Defense office warned people to stay off beaches and stay out of the water until the tsunami passed.
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