Earthquake recorded a magnitude of 7.2.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in the Pacific ocean off the coast of New Zealand; according to the updated data, the depth of the earthquake source made up of 30.7 kilometer.
It is reported by the US Geological survey (USGS).
Earlier it was reported that the center lies at a depth of 159 kilometers. Tremors were recorded at 04.37 on Friday local time (18.37 Thursday to Kiev. time) to 167 km North-East of Gisborne city.
Information on casualties or damage were reported. The threat of a tsunami has not been announced.
Through New Zealand passes Pacific “fiery belt” — band of volcanoes and tectonic faults in length 40 thousand kilometers. It surrounds Pacific ocean, lying along coast southern and the North America to southern Alaska, then turns to Japan, Philippines and Indonesia and ends near the island of New Guinea, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific.
It is in the “ring of Fire” is the vast majority of known volcanoes of a planet. There’s going 90% of all earthquakes on Earth.
