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Cluster of small earthquakes shakes New Zealand as magnitude 6.8 quake rocks Kermadec Islands

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10 Sep, 2018 04:21 AM2 mins to read

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The swarm of earthquakes struck throughout New Zealand. Image / Geonet

The swarm of earthquakes struck throughout New Zealand. Image / Geonet

An earthquake expert says a cluster of small quakes which has rocked parts of the country is unlikely to be related to a major shake near the Kermadec Islands.

A Geonet spokesman said there is no definite way to tell but Kiwis should not think the shaking throughout the country is related to the Kermadec quake.

The spokesman also told the Herald there should be little concern the Kermadec quake would trigger a big quake in New Zealand.

"You can't make any guarantees but there's no reason to think this would trigger something on the Alpine Fault or any other major fault in New Zealand," the spokesman said.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands at 4.19pm and the Ministry of Civil Defence warned it could trigger a tsunami.

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However, the Ministry was quick to quash any possibility of a tsunami impacting New Zealand as a result of the earthquake.

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Elsewhere, a series of earthquakes shook parts of the country in the North and South islands.

Geonet recorded four moderate earthquakes hitting between Arthur's Pass in the south and Matawai in the north between 4.21pm and 6.27pm.

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New Zealand earthquakes:

• Magnitude 4.4, 50km east of Arthur's Pass at a depth of 30km at 4.21pm.

• Magnitude 4.7, 15km east of Matawai at a depth of 15km at 4.21pm.

• Magnitude 4.8, 15km northwest of Pongaroa at a depth of 5km at 4.22pm.

• Magnitude 4.4, 10km east of Amberly at a depth of 6km at 4.24pm.

• Magnitude 4.0, 10km west of Masterton at a depth of 23km at 6.27pm.

There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the 6.8M earthquake SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS at 4.19pm.
Based on current information, the initial assessment is that the quake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will pose a threat to New Zealand #eqnz

— National Emergency Management Agency (@NZcivildefence) September 10, 2018
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