Strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit south of the Kermadec Islands today. No tsunami is expected as a result of the quake.
Preliminary Report:
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time • 6 Mar 2019 15:46:12 UTC
• 6 Mar 2019 03:46:12 near epicenter
Location 32.029S 177.803W
Depth 10 km
Distances • 800.0 km (496.0 mi) NE of Whitianga, New Zealand
• 811.5 km (503.2 mi) NE of Whakatane, New Zealand
• 827.7 km (513.2 mi) NNE of Gisborne, New Zealand
• 835.1 km (517.7 mi) NE of Tauranga, New Zealand
• 835.8 km (518.2 mi) ENE of Whangarei, New Zealand
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 9.5 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 84; Dmin = 879.7 km; Rmss = 1.43 seconds; Gp = 29°