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Strong earthquake hits south of Kermadec Island, New Zealand

Sunday, 02 Feb 2014 | 7:09 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the southern part of Kermadec Islands in New Zealand on Sunday.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement stated the quake's epicentre was 781km north-east of Tauranga, New Zealand.

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