There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the Kermadec Islands this afternoon according to the National Emergency Management Agency.
The quake struck the island group just before 2pm today at a depth of 22 kilometres.
USGS has the earthquake measured as being 7.0 in magnitude, with the US tsunami advisory originally posting a provisional tsunami threat for islands in the area shortly after the earthquake.
This has since been cancelled.
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The earthquake struck 1075km north-east of Whakatane, according to GeoNet.
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