Kermadec Island

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Kermadec Island
 

News: An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck the New Zealand's Kermadec Islands region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
 

About:
 The islands lie within 29° to 31.5° south latitude and 178° to 179° west longitude, 800–1,000 km (500– 620 mi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The total area of the islands is 33.6 km2 (12.97 sq mi).
 New Zealand is prone to earthquakes as it is located on the boundary of two of the world’s major tectonic plates- the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate.
 It includes group of Islands such as Raoul Island, Macauley Island, Curtis Island, Nugent Island, L’esperance Rock.