A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck the Macquarie Island region, located southwest of New Zealand, halfway to Antarctica.
The US Geological Survey reports the quake hit at 5:16am and was 10 kilometres deep.
No tsunami alert has been issued for New Zealand.
A couple of earthquakes were also recorded near the Kermadec Islands, northeast of New Zealand, over the past 24 hours.
A magnitude 5.4 quake was recorded south of the Kermadec Islands at 12:14pm Sunday and a magnitude 4.9 quake was recorded in a similar spot at 3:01pm Sunday.
There was also a magnitude 4.4 quake 80km east of Pauanui at 9:11am Sunday. It had a depth of 376km.
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