Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands region WSAU News / Talk 550 AM 99.9 FM

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(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Kermadec Islands region north of New Zealand, the US Geological Survey said on Friday.

The USGS said the quake, adjusted from an initial magnitude of 6.6, was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles).

The US tsunami warning system said the quake was not expected to cause a tsunami.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)

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