国际英语资讯:7-magnitude quake struck Kermadec Islands, northeast of New Zealand
<p><span word="WELLINGTON">WELLINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 16-- <span word="A">A</span> 7-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kermadec">Kermadec</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10:55 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 800-1000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="GeoNet">GeoNet</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Tsunami">Tsunami</span> <span word="Warning">Warning</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kermadec">Kermadec</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subtropical">subtropical</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="arc">arc</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 6.7-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="quake">quake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> 6.4-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p>
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