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5.7 earthquake hits New Zealand

The quake had a depth of 29.51 km

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 05:58:03 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicentre, with a depth of 29.51 km, was initially determined to be at 29.719 degrees south latitude and 177.5659 degrees west longitude.

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