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Strong quake rattles New Zealand region

Other News Materials 16 May 2009 07:36 (UTC +04:00)

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands region Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, CNN reported.

The quake hit at about 1:23 p.m. Saturday (9:23 p.m. ET Friday) about 825 km (520 miles) northeast of Auckland, New Zealand, the agency said. The depth of the quake in the South Pacific Ocean was 10 km (6.2 miles).

No other details were immediately available.

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