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Geoscience Australia registered a shallow M6.0 earthquake (depth 0 km) south of Kermadec Islands at 09:13 UTC on September 7, 2015.
USGS is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 35.4 km (22 miles).
According to the USGS, epicenter was located 191 km (119 miles) SSE of L'Esperance Rock and 725 km (450 miles) NE of Whakatane, New Zealand.
There are no people living within 100 km (62 miles) radius.
USGS issued green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.
Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.
At 08:46 UTC today, a very deep earthquake registered as
M6.1 by
Geoscience Australia hit south of Fiji islands. The agency is reporting depth of 573 km (356 miles).
USGS reported this quake as M5.3 at a depth of 547.3 km (340.1 miles). Epicenter was located 451 km (280 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji and 673 km (418 miles) WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga, according to the USGS.
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