A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck the remote, uninhabited Kermadec Islands, but there is little chance of a Pacific-wide tsunami, officials say.
The temblor, which hit on Monday at a depth of 34 kilometres at the New Zealand-administered volcanic island group, was some 870 kilometres from the nearest major city Whangarei, in New Zealand, according to the US Geological Survey.
"Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected," the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The Kermadec Islands are located roughly equidistant to New Zealand's North Island and the Pacific nation of Tonga, and are uninhabited except for a permanent weather, radio and conservation station on Raoul Island.
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