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A 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Friday struck New Zealand's coast, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Tremors were registered at 15:02 GMT.

The epicenter was located about 50 miles north-east of Raoul Island at the depth of approximately 61 miles.

No information about the damage or casualties was immediately available.

Parts of New Zealand lie on the so-called Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped string of volcanoes around the Pacific Rim, where about 90 percent of the world's quakes occur.