Officials said that a strong earthquake hit the South Island in New Zealand on Tuesday, as the country’s disaster agency evaluated whether there was a tsunami threat.
According to some publications, the magnitude of the earthquake measured the magnitude of 6.7, while some other publications reported the magnitude of 6.8.
The United States Geological Survey stated that the earthquake, which was downed by the earlier magnitude of 7, took place at a depth of about 10 kilometers.
The National Emergency Management Agency said that residents of Southland and Fiordland regions should stay away from beaches and marine areas as strong and unusual currents can present a danger.
More than 4,700 people felt the earthquake, the official seismic monitor Gionate said, as the New Zealand media reported the items falling and dominating the buildings.
According to the New Zealand Herald newspaper, a user posted on Facebook said, “We had a decline from the shelf. Outdoor wooden table dancing,” posted on Facebook by a user.
The northern, the northern of the sub-Antarctic islands of New Zealand, the earthquake was reported at a depth of 33 km northwest in the north-west of the Sneers Islands, Gionate said in a warning.
The National Bureau of Australia said that there was no threat to mainland, islands or regions.
The New Zealand is located on the seismically active “ring of fire”, which dodge 40,000 kilometers of volcano and ocean trenches many of the Pacific Ocean.
