Wellington, April 24 (). In New Zealand, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the country’s Northeast Island region on Monday. The earthquake occurred at 12.41 pm in the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 49 kilometers, Xinhua news agency reported.
New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement that people were evacuated from near the coast to safer places.
There is also a possibility of tsunami coming soon in these areas.
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